According to Wikipedia, “futurology is the philosophy, science, art and practice of postulating possible, probable, and preferable futures and the worldviews and myths that underlie them. Futurist studies seek to understand what is likely to continue, what is likely to change, and what is novel.”

Because of our unusually fast changing society it become more important than ever to keep our ears to the ground and listen for the weak signals that indicate a new trend. Each of these weak signals has the potential for growing into a societal shift which changes the rules for how businesses interact with potential customers.

Future trends are important because they are the beacons that signal new opportunities for the enterprising minds who figure out how to leverage them.

Here are this week’s top eight trends that you will want to pay close attention to.

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