The big trends for the next decade or two are:
o going to involve new fuels for motor cars o alternative power generation for electricity such as solar energy, wind energy, wave energy and geothermal energy for warming water instead of electric geysers.
o geothermal heating will be used to warm homes o there will be new systems for refrigeration and air conditioning using old technology o they will grow a wider range of fruit and vegetables locally in greenhouses to reduce the damage done in transporting these items around the world o clothing will move back to natural fibres such as leather, wool and cotton o organic food will be an important issue in the future o music CD’s will be out o computer hard drives as we know them will be out o wind up lights, radios, clocks, and a variety of other items will be in again particularly, but not only, in rural areas o the cable telephone is going out, particularly in rural areas, and will be replaced by wireless systems such as GSM and CDMA type cellphones o the Internet will play an ever increasing role in our lives including television delivery o there will be revolutionary changes in sea and air travel, which might even look like a return to the early days o security will intensify a lot. Travelling will initially become more difficult, particularly for developing countries, until they can comply with new passport requirements which will require the inclusion of a microprocessor chip that contains biometric data such as eye scans, blood details, DNA details and more. This is due to terrorism. Homes and cars will become more secure and home entertainment will become more and more important.
o as home entertainment becomes more important, so too will getaway type holidays to remote but secure locations o AIDS and TB will continue to ravage developing countries. There will be many opportunities to solve the problem for government of AIDS orphans. If they are not looked after they will become a roving band of murdering thieves, as they fight to survive in a society that has not cared for them. Set up homes to care for them and educate them for their future and yours.
o facilities for old people and also for frail people will spring up everywhere in developed countries due to the baby boomers going into retirement o SME’s will experience enormous growth and many large corporate businesses will downsize once they build the necessary trust relationships with SME’s.
o banks will make a large shift in attitude and volume of lending to SME’s
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Rob Smorfitt
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Based in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Married with 3 children (22, 21 and 14).
Have an MBA and am currently doing a PhD
in entrepreneurial success. I have been
self employed since 1982. I have started
26 and bought 5 businesses since then.
Most were sold again and a few were shut
down because of a lack of profitability.
Many were run by staff or family while I
worked in full time employment in my
bigger businesses. 6 books written in SME
and Project Management educational field.
Written articles for various magazines,
newspapers and websites.
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