Friday, January 25, 2013

10 Major Trends for 2013?

The following list was taken from Brad Lomenick's blog, On The Journey. Lomenick works for a leadership development company in Atlanta and directs a group of young leaders called Catalyst. His blog came to my attention this week at the suggestion of an old friend Thom Rainer. I wonder what you think of this list? Does it compare favorably with what you are experiencing at work, in social settings, or even at church? As Brad suggests: "I am not proposing that all of these are positive trends, but simply stating them as a picture of reality as we move into 2013 and beyond."

1. Content on demand - everywhere, often and most of the time free.
2. Tech in everything - cars, kitchen, refrigerators, watches, wallets, and other devices.
3. Smart Phone as the center of your world - it is where you consume content, get info, make calls, update my status, and remote control my TV and appliances, along with basically running your life.
4. Integrated social media - social media is no longer a phenomenon. It’s here to stay. And now integrated into everything we do.
5. We are all leaders - because of social media, technology, and the digital space, anyone can create a platform and gain influence quickly. Everyone has access. Small competes with large, and there is an equal playing field for most involved.
6. Authenticity matters - more than ever, we have to be real and genuine and honest.
7. Comfortable Multi-tasking is in - Cars are now being created that drive themselves. For real. We are more than ever creatures of comfort. Comfort so I can do multiple things at once.
8. Touchscreens - experience is now about everything being a touchscreen and swipe technology.
9. Collaboration - working together is more and more becoming the norm. Shared office spaces between companies, shared staff, partnerships, etc.
10. Mergers and streamlining within industries - similar to #9, but specifically as it relates to a formal merger between companies, organizations and churches. This continues to happen with more regularity, and is now happening consistently with churches and non-profit organizations.

What do you think? Make a comment and share it with others.

Love One Another - Brian

1 comment:

  1. I think it is becoming the center of our lives which is helpful but socially not necessarily a good thing. We need more face to face contact. If the trend continues will people search out ways to find more non- electronic contact? Or will we become more disconnecTed?

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