How do Futurists see what's coming before it has arrived? Partially, it's by subscribing to feeds and resources known for being the first to discover new and potential trends.
I have compiled over 100 of my favourite resources for discovering the future that include everything from an AI that analyses culture (Sparks & Honey) through to the team working on what the world might look like up to 10,000 years from now (The Long Now Foundation). There's also a bunch of tastemakers and aggregators worth following for some of the industries I track.
RESOURCES BY TYPE:
- GENERAL TRENDS
- FOOD TRENDS
- CANNABIS TRENDS
- TECH TRENDS
- CREATIVE TRENDS
- WELLNESS TRENDS
- CENSUS STATISTICS
General Trends
Wunderman Thompson Intelligence
World Economic Forum – Strategic Intelligence
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Food Trends
The Dutch Institute of Food & Design
Cannabis Trends
Tech Trends
This Week In Creative Technology
Creative Trends
Wellness Trends
Census Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics
National Bureau of Statistics China
UK Office for National Statistics
Union for African Population Studies
I analyse trends daily as part of what it takes to design disruptive businesses that will open wallets as much as shape the future. This enables me to have an always-on landscape of opportunities for my clients. In addition to tracking shifts in culture, I do micro analysis of the following consumer facing industries most relevant to my clients: tech, food, beauty, petcare, health, wellness, makers, marketing, AI, gaming, sex and cannabis.