In many ways 2017 was the watershed year for being 'woke': politically, economically, socially and culturally. Technology has for many years been the primary disruptor of business, but a socio-cultural wave will hit businesses in 2018. Brace yourselves for a year of dual disruption...
Dion Chang 8 Jan 2018
Social activism and the underpinning of digital solutions to major market innovation will characterise this year, according to renowned South African trend analyst, Dion Chang...
Dion Chang 16 Jan 2015
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[Flux Trends] In a world in flux, what is the impact of the global peak experience of last year? Here are 10 trends for 2010 from the 2010 Flux Trend Review.
Dion Chang 13 Jan 2010
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Just in case you've not heard it enough already, 2009 will be all about collaboration, social networks and the rise of the individual, not to mention location-based services, sustainability, changing value systems and spirituality.
Dion Chang 16 Jan 2009
From free stuff to permission based marketing, people power, techno stress, the redundancy of human contact and the need for reflective thought… It's all there in trend watcher, Dion Chang's eight trends for 2008.
Dion Chang 8 Jan 2008
We imagined life in the 21st century to be so different to what it really is. Technology was meant to be assisting us, making life easier and more efficient, but technology has proved to be a double-edged sword. We communicate faster, which then forces us to make quicker decisions and therefore live, perpetually, in the fast lane.
Dion Chang 22 Aug 2007
