With the end of the old year and the start of the new, it is the time for predictions.  There have been many personal ones, along the lines of new year’s resolutions in a sense, but also many from consultants and experts in the field.

A few of the more noteworthy ones I have come across recently, which are worth checking out (after all, they could be right and be telling us what we will be doing in future) are:

Ross Dawson - Six important forces that will shape 2009

• Constant partial attention
• Half of us sharing online, the other half watching
• Gen Y deals with Gen Z in the workforce
• Outsourcing for everyman
• Companies get social
• Media industry collapse

Pew/Internet – The Future of the Internet III

• Mobile device will be the primary connection tool by 2020
• Personal transparency will increase
• Talk and touch user interfaces will become more prevalent
• Copyright will continue to be an issue
• Divide between work and home will continue to erode

Horizon Report 2008 – Australia/New Zealand edition

The technologies to watch in the next 2-3 years:

• Virtual worlds
• Cloud-based applications
• Geo-location
• Alternative input devices
• Deep tagging
• Next generation mobile

This is just a snapshot of the interesting things I’ve come across, all of which I found well worth reading.  Check them out for yourselves and let us know which other predictions you have come across that have made for interesting reading.