What makes 2018 different from other years? What happened in 2017 forms the basis of change in 2018 - be it a change in behaviour, outlook, official position or any kind of trend analysis.

1. It’s a VUCA world
How will VUCA make us behave in 2018?
#20 things that will make 2018 different from other years

2. Violent
EXHAUST
CRYPTOCURRENCY
WEAPONS
RAW
RISEOFRIGHT
BAN
UnpredictableAmbiguous
WIKILEAKS
24x7
MARKET
LET
NUCLEAR
CEASEFIRE
KASMIR
BULLS
NO
WAR
SOCIETY
BULLRUN
DKCS
RELIGION
JHADHAV
JUSTICE
ATTACK
VIOLATION
HURRICANE
PAKISTAN
RAPE
CORRUPTION
RIGHT WING
TRIPLE TALAAQ
ONLINE FRAUD
FIRE
CLEAN GANGA
REALLY
CEASEFIRE
KOREA
Climatechange
KULBHUSHAN
UN
DIPLOMACY
CHEMICAL
CLOUD BURST
TRUMP
NATURALDISASTER
US
RAGA
BITCOIN
FARMER
SUICIDE
LASHKAR
CLIMATE
STOCKS
AQI
KAMALAMILLS
FIRE
SURGICAL STRIKE
MURDER
GLOBAL
MARTYR
BMC
CROSSBORDER
US
TREATY
CLIMATE CHANGE
HOSTAGE
FLOODS
NO
EARTHQUAKE
MEDIA
FLASHFLOODS
AMTRACK
CYBER CRIME
CABLES
BEEF
ARUSHI
BOMB
BMC
CENSOR
TNPLOTICS
KOREA
OHNO
DON’TKNOW
US
NETTING
CHINA
DEMON
DOKLUM
OMG
SCRIP
MIDCAP
WMD
GST
GUNCONTROL
Uncertain
Volatile
Complex

3. Volatile = Violent
Uncertain = Unpredictable
Complex = Confusing
Ambiguous = Apprehensive
THE NEW

4. Violent Unpredictable
#kamalamillsfire

5. Violent Unpredictable
#bhimakoregaon

6. Unpredictable
#climate change
Uncertain

7. Complex Confusing
#economyindicators

8. Ambiguous
#beefban #nationalism #metoo
Apprehensive

9. In 2018 we shall seek out SCOFA
Because of
stability comfort familiarity

10. Stabilityand Comfortcome from
Family ties
Faith & Religion
Spirituality

11. #1
Multi-generational travel
Extended families shall bond and holiday together
Comfort in familiarity, spending time with one’s own

12. #2
Less adventure, more experiences
Food, culture, wellness tourism
To more frequent, more familiar short haul destinations
Northern Lights and extreme weather can wait
Known places, domestic holidays, home stays

13. Things that give predictable outcomes
mmmmmmm

14. #3
Stand up studios: the new hang outs

15. #4
2018: Small screen redefined
Live streaming on mobile devices cooler and more practical
The most challenging year for TV viewership

16. #5
We shall shun news and news channels
Current news delivery accentuates VUCA
TV finally accepted as the idiot box!

17. #6
Time for value based story telling
Gravy & gravitas

18. #7
Fun with flora and fauna on TV
Infotainment genre may become more popular
Comfort in familiarity

19. #8

20. Going back to basics
Lean on tried & tested
Tone down adventure
Take less risks
Comfort in familiarity

21. #9
Local is the new global
From politics to food
Indigenous leaves like jute, ceylon spinach
Indigenous seeds like red and green amaranth

22. #10
Nativist Nationalism
Rise of the right worldwide
Political polarization

23. #11
Social Media Enclave Extremism
Unfriend those who don’t have similar ideology, arguing on social media accentuates VUCA
Give and receive comforting likes, responses in own echo chambers
Rise of the Left, Right, Alt Right and Centre communities on social media

24. #12
Indigenous innovations, more DIY
More self sufficient, less trusting of others
#gogglesforblind
echolocation technology
#kalamsat
world’s lightest/smallest satellite
#skinpatch
to detect silent heart attack

25. #13
Fewer new innovations
Perfecting old inventions
#virtualreality = #augmentedreality

26. #14
Old investments shall rock!!

27. #15
Re-elections shall be the order of the day
Anti incumbency means adding more uncertainty to VUCA

28. #16
Fashion: less structured, more comfortable
Bold and bright colors and patterns

29. #16
Return of old fabrics
#corduroy #rawsilk

30. #17
Technology becomes human
#FURo #Mitra #Kuri #commercebot #Pepper #Ioobots #Sanbot #iPAL #Robokind
Interacting with humanoids more comfortable, familiar and reassuring in these turbulent times

31. #18
Technology shall connect unconnected dots

32. #19
Technology shall give us a new identity

33. #20
Privacy - 2018’s biggest issue
Individual privacy vs. Corporate practice

34. 20
Ways that make
18
different

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