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Most industries have gone upside down

Most industries have gone upside down. Entire industries were flipped on their back by some pretty big trends. Genomic, or DNA based medicine, led us into a world in which we could more easily understand what health conditions you were susceptible or at risk for throughout your life. It moved us from a world in which we fix you after you are sick — to...

Most industries have gone upside down. Entire industries were flipped on their back by some pretty big trends. Genomic, or DNA based medicine, led us into a world in which we could more easily understand what health conditions you were susceptible or at risk for throughout your life. It moved us from a world in which we fix you after you are sick — to one in which we know what you are likely to become sick with, and come up with a course of action before things go wrong.  Similarly, most industries "went upside down."
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Publish Date2014-12-28
Updated Date2026-09-18
Made Date2014-12-28
Target Date2025-12-31
Horizonlater
Outcomehit
Confidencemedium

Jim Carroll’s 2014 prediction #18 for 2025.

Retrospective grade: Correct.

Most industries have gone upside down. Entire industries were flipped on their back by some pretty big trends. Genomic, or DNA based medicine, led us into a world in which we could more easily understand what health conditions you were susceptible or at risk for throughout your life. It moved us from a world in which we fix you after you are sick — to one in which we know what you are likely to become sick with, and come up with a course of action before things go wrong.  Similarly, most industries “went upside down.”

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