Infographic: 2019 Tech Cultural Forecast

Technomaladies and Shadow Worlds feature in this interesting infographic from Sparks and Honey which predicts cultural trends in tech.

Brand leaders are advised to embrace procedural transparency and lean into the familiar and comfortable. Click To Tweet

According to the annual culture forecast report from sparks & honey, three key macro-trends will drive the most change over the next 12 to 18 months, shaping the way consumers and institutions interact with one another, make decisions and engage with the world. The reports also details emerging trends (15 in total), cultural moments/examples that ladder up to each “big idea” and implications/key sectors impacted by each – from healthcare and tech to media, travel and beauty.

Things that once seemed alternative or fringe are now being translated into new standards in policy, communication and creative expression Click To Tweet

The three macro-trends (and examples of implications of those trends) are:

• Shadow World, a trend tracking the half-hidden side of existence. Based on what’s coming down the pike, brand leaders are advised to “EMBRACE PROCEDURAL TRANSPARENCY” and “LEAN INTO THE FAMILIAR AND COMFORTABLE.”
• Technomaladies, a trend tracking the ways that our obsession with devices and platforms is transforming our lifestyles, changing interpersonal and social behaviors, and altering how we think of each other. Here, brand leaders are advised to “LEAN INTO THE HUMAN PREMIUM” and “MAKE THEIR BRAND AN OASIS.”
• Outsiders Welcome, a trend tracking how we’re socially adapting to beliefs and perspectives that don’t fit our historical experiences. Things that once seemed alternative, eccentric or fringe are now being translated into new standards in policy, communication and creative expression. Here, brand leaders are advised to “LEAN INTO AP — NOT JUST AI” and “DON’T SNEAK UP ON YOUR CONSUMER.”

Technomaladies is a trend tracking the ways that our obsession with devices and platforms is transforming our lifestyles Click To Tweet

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