A must read on six mega-trends, their tipping points and societal impacts. I recommend this for anyone with interest in where the world is heading, and/or tasked with future thinking in the context of strategy. I commend the World Economic Forum for their efforts here, as education is likely to spur action. The six mega-trends are:

1. People and the internet
2. Computing, communications and storage everywhere
3. The Internet of Things
4. Artificial intelligence (AI) and big data
5. The sharing economy and distributed trust
6. The digitization of matter

Here is a tipping point timeline from the report:

Many leaders are struggling with the sheer number of future scenarios and some indication of when the tipping point may arrive. This material provides critical input into the scenario and response analysis process. Enjoy the read.