Our annual forecast of predictions to watch unfold in the coming year.

1. PREDICTIONS 2018
COPYRIGHT © 2017
WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN

2. 2
Cloud
doctoringYou won’t need to think about and manage your
health anymore. Tech will read what you need
and deliver it, without test results, doctors,
or pharmacies. Welcome to seamless wellness.

3. 3
Cloud doctoring
Your health is about to be outsourced and optimized by AI.
No longer will you wonder about what medical conditions
could be brewing, what nutrients your body needs, or how
to get the products you need delivered without the hassle
of chasing healthcare professionals.
Soon, implanted or swallowed trackers will monitor your
body in minute detail, and automatically curate exactly
what you need, whether that means a prescription
medication (sync’d to your medical history), a perfectly
customized meal, or an internal tweak to an organ.
Odds are, Amazon will have a hand in this. With their
purchase of Whole Foods, upcoming foray in to selling
medication, and partnership with Kohl’s, they can control
the entire supply chain and tap their deep data insights.
Get ready: Big Brother may really be watching you,
from the inside, and you’re going to feel better for it.
PREDICTION 1

4. 4
TRACKING YOUR EVERY BIO-NEED, FROM OUTSIDE
AND FROM WITHIN
Color-changing sensors track
blood levels
Proteus swallowables can track
medication compliance
60% of 3 Market Square’s
employees voluntarily received
an implanted chip to open doors,
charge meals, and more
Cloud doctoring: signals
PREDICTION 1

5. 5
CUSTOMIZED ANTICIPATORY CARE WILL BE THE NEW MODEL
Vitamins, meds and nutrition,
personalized to a cellular level
Amazon moving into DTC.
It’s a question of when, not if
Amazon will begin distributing
prescription drugs
The Stentrode Project’s
“neural lace’ will connect our
minds to the Internet
Cloud doctoring: signals
PREDICTION 1

6. 6
What’s next for
brands and businesseS
1. Doctorless medicine will rise, just as driverless cars will.
• Human healthcare providers are over. They are relegated
to keyboard operators as AI and robots reign.
• Embedded chips track and treat our wellness status.
2. With human removed from healthcare, consumers flock to
wellness clans – networks where they can connect with
others with similar conditions.
• Owning these networks is vital to surviving as a
healthcare business.
TOMORROWVISION

7. 7
The end of
masculinityThe long dominant, testosterone-fueled
path to power: toxic. Men must
learn new ways to react and relate.

8. 8
The end of
masculinity
From Harvey Weinstein to Kevin Spacey, from Roy Moore
to Bill O’Reilly, it’s become clear that the rules of masculinity
are being rewritten. No longer will harassment and abuse of
power be tolerated. Rising from the ashes of the old guard is
a new model that reinvents what it means to be a man: One
with empathy, mindfulness and respect.
Gender fluidity rises, and our culture embraces the
idea of one gender, with infinite gradations, in place
of stereotypical behavior. Along this nuanced spectrum,
new images of and messages about what it means to be
male come into focus.
Those who cling to the old, domineering attitudes are forced
out of work, out of society, and into underground corners of
the culture.
PREDICTION 2

9. 9
FROM AGGRESSIVE CADS TO EMPATHETIC ALLIES
Nurturing behavior rises as
Millennial dads embrace
equality in parenthood
Ronan Farrow: Giving voice to
abused women despite threats
Once a pink ghetto, nursing sees a
6x spike in male professionals over
last 50 years
The end of masculinity: signals
PREDICTION 2

10. 10
NYC’s women-only “third space,”
The Wing, expands
Hiring algorithms blamed for bias;
Harvard Business Review calls
for revisions
UK journal “The Gentlewoman”
hosts IRL events; becomes
London’s hot ticket
SEPARATE SPACES WHERE FEMALES CAN SOAR
The end of masculinity: signals
PREDICTION 2

11. 11
1. Women-only corporations, incubators, banks, and beyond.
• Separate and superior becomes the new rallying cry.
2. Men are monitored by AI therapists to ensure
compliant behavior.
• Managing for a less violent culture.
3. Secret rage and rebellion societies coalesce for men who
won’t be “tamed.”
• The equivalent of “rage rooms” – AR, VR or IRL – where
men can act out.
TOMORROWVISION
What’s next for
brands and businesseS

12. 12
Chasing
The “chill”Desperate times mean a desperate quest to relax.
De-stressing is set to be consumer need #1.

13. 13
Chasing the “chill”
As the world spirals out of control (the drumbeat of
nuclear war, horrific hurricanes, earthquakes, and the
threat of economic collapse, the relentless pace of the
Gig Economy), consumers get desperate for a sense of
calm and control.
The new tools in their arsenal: Ancient roots and
herbs, cathartic “fitness” and mind manipulation –
and of course cannabis.
Companies can help the consumer cope – and must
do so to serve them. Only by understanding the
emerging stresses can true relief be offered.
PREDICTION 3

14. 14
Jubel curates “Chilled Nature”
trips since “Nature is the opium
of our tribe”
Acutonics sound therapy to rewire
a bad mood
Hundreds of thousands of
Americans experimenting with
micro-dosing LSD for creativity
and calm
Chasing the “chill”: signals
NEW RITUALS PROMISE INSTANT ZEN
PREDICTION 3

15. 15
Wearables provide optimized
pressure to relieve anxiety
Choose your vibe: Cannabis
dosing pens
Holotropic breathing leads to an
altered state of consciousness
Chasing the “chill”: signals
ANXIOUS AMERICANS PRACTICE A NEW KIND
OF SELF CARE
PREDICTION 3

16. 16
1. AR and VR rise as stress relievers. Virtual “weekends away”
rise, and with them, a new suite of goods and services.
• A two-day “snow float” in VR will require virtual clothes
and accessories for the journey.
2. Anxious workers will be soothed by AI.
• Sound therapy and chemicals dispensed from embedded
chips deliver calm.
3. A clan of humans who thrive on stress will rise.
• Those who excel under pressure will compete with bots
for prime jobs.
TOMORROWVISION
What’s next for
brands and businesseS

17. 17
Ecopalypse
nowAs the truth about climate change sinks in,
desperate consumers seek solutions -- and hope.

18. 18
Ecopalypse now
It’s getting serious: Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Jose
devastated the Caribbean, Mexico’s devastating earthquake,
and the crumbling Antarctic ice shelf are ratcheting up worry.
Consumers are seeking ways to salvage planet earth, and
are increasingly elevating eco-stewardship as a factor in
brand loyalty.
But elsewhere the drumbeat to run and hide – or evacuate–
is rising, as our most creative minds seek survival strategies
to cope with new threats. Key areas in the crosshairs: Going
underground, getting out to sea – or taking flight to Mars.
PREDICTION 4

19. 19
Saltwater Brewery creates
six-pack rings of barley waste
that can be eaten by fish
Bioplastic Fantastic explores
how modified plastics could
produce food
BioCollection turns plastic
pollution into valuable compounds
for textiles using genetically
engineered bacteria
Ecopalypse now: signals
NEXT-GEN INNOVATION FOR A DYING PLANET
PREDICTION 4

20. 20
Floating cities will replace
shore towns
Vertical farms under a dome on
Mars will sustain us
The Survival Project: Condos in old
underground missile silos
Ecopalypse now: signals
SURVIVALISM GOES MAINSTREAM
PREDICTION 4

21. 21
1. Consumers and companies will be eco-taxed based on
their carbon footprint.
• RFID tracking of and DNA identification on packaging
will allow the government to see who is recycling and
who isn’t. Companies and individuals will go bankrupt
due to non-compliance.
2. Meat becomes extinct: with its tremendous use of land,
methane issues and animal cruelty, it becomes the new
tobacco and is regulated and rejected to extinction.
• Meat suppliers disappear.
• Mushroom- and plant-based “meats” rise.
3. Clean air and water become privatized and ruled by brands.
• Homes come with contracts for purified resources.
TOMORROWVISION
What’s next for
brands and businesseS

22. 22
Emo-surveillanceBeyond tracking where we are, tech can
now monitor how we are, and react to our
every mood nuance.

23. 23
Your interior life is about to go public. Tech can now swiftly
scan you – the arch of an eyebrow, the curve of a lip – and
capture your mood, the very core of your humanity – and
then optimize it.
Millennials and Gen Z embrace a love-hate relationship
with this new technology. They’ll give a little to get a little.
They’ll share their private lives if it benefits them, and pull
back when they feel it’s too intrusive.
Masking technology rises, as do private, scan-free
get-togethers where people can vent, mourn, and rejoice
without prying AI eyes.
Emo-surveillance
PREDICTION 5

24. 24
Humanyze tracks workers and will
soon be able to optimize efficiency
Ellie (AI that senses facial and
vocal cues) is a better PTSD
therapist than humans
Russian start-up NTechLab can
read facial expressions accurately
to identify potential criminals
Emo-surveillance: signals
MINING OUR MOOD MANIFESTATIONS
PREDICTION 5

25. 25
URME Surveillance creates
artist-driven, anti-surveillance
products for the general public
CVDazzle project shows how to
use hair and makeup to avoid
surveillance tech
As terrorists and others try to
outsmart facial recognition, new
services will help secure our identities
Emo-surveillance: signals
EXPLORING HOW TO HIDE
PREDICTION 5

26. 26
1. Connection and surveillance go internal: with neural lace,
we’ll be wired to the internet.
• We’ll receive in-brain marketing and order items just
by thought.
• Deep-brain messaging will be pay-for-play.
2. Privacy wanes; hiring and dating happen at an intuitive level.
• Future employers can scan our habits and efficiency
with a glance.
• Potential dates and mates can read our personality and
predilections at a glance.
TOMORROWVISION
What’s next for
brands and businesseS

27. 27
SUMMARY
5 BIG IDEAS
CLOUD DOCTORING
AI and Tech become our new wellness gurus
THE END OF MASCULINITY
Our culture takes down testosterone-fueled behavior
CHASING THE “CHILL”
Anxiety relief becomes our most urgent mission
ECOPALYPSE NOW
If you’re not saving the planet, you’re not winning consumers’ trust
EMO-SURVEILLANCE
Privacy dies as our every mood and thought is mined by tech

28. 28
Faith Popcorn
@faithpopcorn
@faithpopcorn
Faith Popcorn
FaithPopcorn.com