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'101 Things We Know About Our Future' - An Esoteric List of Things That are Happening Now and Next!
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| Type | article |
| Author | Jim Carroll |
| Publisher | JimCarroll.com |
| Date | 2021-12-07 |
| Note | Canonical source for the original December 7, 2021 list of 101 future observations and predictions. |
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Predictions101 Things #001: obviously shifting from driving cars based on gas and internal combustion engines to...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #002: Energy grids are shifting from mostly one way distribution to massively two way...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #003: entering the era of connected agriculture, in which a kid who grew up playing...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #004: Oil is over. It's a sunset industry in decline as renewables come to dominate all...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #005: Solar power generation is growing faster than any other form of energyA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #007: Connected pharmaceuticals will one day soon report on how well they are working inside...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #008: Africa is the next big economic powerhouseA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #006: Constant bio-connectivity body monitoring, such as done through your mobile device,...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #009: We'll never go back to the world of in-person retail shopping like it was before CovidA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #010: surrounded by modern things right now that will become 'things from the olden days'...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #012: there are 'fitbits for cows' is a trend that is helping to accelerate battery storage...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #011: Most major companies will be at risk of failure through computer security hacking...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #013: The next generation has no attention span whatsoever: and this has big implications...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #014: moving from a world in which we fix people after they're sick - to one in which we...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #015: There will soon be a lot of weed-zapping robots on farms, along with tiny robotic...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #016: Change-resistant baby boomers are starting to leave the economy, making things even...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #017: Machines are starting to think on their own a bit more. We don't yet know what this means.A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #018: Most successful companies today will eventually go the way of Sears, Blockbuster, and...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #019: Right now, someone has the perfect idea in mind to put your business model into a...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #020: The concept of data-transmitting crops is a marvelous thing - and we'll see it in our...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #021: soon have windows most everywhere that generate solar electricity, simply by being windowsA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #022: Car companies don't know how to innovate at the speed of Silicon Valley. This is a BIG...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #023: Insurance is moving from looking at the past performance of something to looking at...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #024: Baseball bats, golf clubs, and footballs will have spatial connectivity technology as...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #025: quickly moving from 'learning how to drive to 'learning how to supervise a car'A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #026: Batteries are at the heart of most significant future trendsA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #027: Manufacturing is no longer about mass production, it's about mass customizationA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #028: moving to a world of 24-hour farming - autonomy means that we no longer have to farm...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #029: In the near future, you're going to eat "who you are", with daily food plans based on...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #030: There are a lot of things you will use in 10 years that have not yet been invented.A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #031: Just-in-time insurance will dominate the industry within a decadeA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #032: You might one day golf with a personalized drone flying overhead, filming your roundA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #033: Most kids today will work in a job or career that does not yet existA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #034: Your business model won't last next 10 yearsA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #035: Bionic, artificial eye implants will soon bring eyesight to the blindA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #037: Your car dashboard of today will be obsolete in but 18 months, just like your smartphoneA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #036: One of the biggest energy opportunities in the next decade is to be found in an...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #038: There is someone in a garage at this very moment with a really great idea that will...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #039: Half of the knowledge we get in the first year of university or college is obsolete,...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #040: Urban farming within the 35 megacities of the future 20+ million people will change...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #041: Norway will hit 100% electric vehicles by 2025, and other nations will soon followA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #042: It's pretty likely that the US will follow the trajectory of the Roman Empire as its...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #043: One day, the road on which you drive will automatically charge your electric carA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #044: In the future, you'll be able to buy a DNA sequencing machine at Dollar GeneralA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #045: Most regulatory bodies will continue to act slowly in a fast-paced world - and the...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #047: The acceleration gap between the speed of change and our ability to deal with it is...A dated 2021 foresight receipt anticipating a widening mismatch between external change and organizational response.Predictions101 Things #046: We'll probably soon have little robotic micro-drones regularly tending crops in...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #048: Technology oriented seniors community care is a 'next big thing' - and will come just...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #049: Much of what you know today is already obsolete - you just don't know it yetA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #050: Most of the cost of equipment in every industry will be within the software and the...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #051: Most new homes will have driveway drone pads with an automatic storage locker as a...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #052: Real-time analytical predictive insurance underwriting will be the only actuarial...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #053: We'll one day use 3D skin printing technology to deal with medical burns and other...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #054: Rather than megabits and terabits, you'll be talking about yottabits. Hint: look it upA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #055: The volume of known medical knowledge is increasing 48% annually, going from 153...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #056: Smart, connected contact lenses will soon be able to monitor your health, such as with...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #057: quickly moving from a world of computer code written by humans - to...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #058: One day, Apple will be delisted - every company eventually becomes irrelevantA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #060: Some kids born at this very moment might very well live beyond the age of 125 yearsA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #059: 40% of the big car makers of today won't exist by 2030, because they weren't able to...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #061: Human brain augmentation technology will become a mainstream industry within the decadeA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #062: A 'next billion-dollar industry' will be fully integrated home microgrids - with...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #063: The cost and complexity of car maintenance will have collapsed with the arrival of...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #064: The arrival of a faster future means the arrival of new insurance risk - and insurance...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #065: Your car will have credit card capability embedded into the dashboard, in order to...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #066: The 40 mega-cities that will account for the majority of the earth's population 20...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #068: Your self-driving car will 'talk' to a lot of the other self-driving cars around it in...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #067: Most of your clothing will be smart, connected, aware - helping you with fitness,...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #069: Much like you might have a domain name or email address today, tomorrow you'll have...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #070: By 2030, most actors have mostly become irrelevant – instead, avatars and deep-fake...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #071: The newest trillion-dollar company that will be common in 2035 came from a product...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #074: We won’t find it unusual at all to know that a child in the future might actually meet...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #073: Personal health concierges will be one of the fastest-growing career professionsA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #076: There is a child alive today who will receive the first cranial brain implantA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #075: The volume of medical knowledge will have doubled by the time you re-read this post 78...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #078: Many crypto-currencies will become viewed much like tobacco, due to their destructive...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #077: Vision care will transition from the prescribing of eyeglasses to the basic procedure...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #072: Likewise, one of the most important technologies in your life in ten years does not...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #079: Knee replacements will be grown at a bio-tissue farm, with customization based upon...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #080: The TV show the Jetsons will soon seem like it too is from the olden daysA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #081: Most major shopping malls of today won't fulfill that function tomorrow - they'll be...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #083: have a custom 3D food printer in your home as you become a part of the world of...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #082: Some of the most respected democracies in the world will go full-fascist, leading to...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #084: Human longevity in industrialized nations will undergo the first significant decline,...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #085: We'll find that the hyped 'metaverse' didn't happen with avatars, but did with...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #086: The concept of 'just-in-time learning' will come to dominate most of our education...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #087: soon be growing human body parts in labs for use in many major surgical proceduresA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #088: Someone will figure out how you can spend an actual hour inside the very mind of your...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #090: Many of the trucks in the industrialized world today will be driven by virtual drivers...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #089: 50% to 80% of the revenue that a company will generate by 2030 will come from a...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #091: What we did for heart health in the 20th century, we did for brain health in the futureA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #092: Every single device that you use day today will be a featured piece in a museum in...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #093: Most car dealers don't yet accept the inevitability of the demise of their business modelA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #094: In the future, the idea of a 'lighter than air' plane will not seem ridiculous.A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #095: The world of science will have taken us from 19 million known chemical substances...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #096: One day, you'll wonder whatever happened to the idea of 'change management workshopsA dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #098: 50% of Wikipedia will be useless within 10 years because of 'link-rot'A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #099: Right not, there is a company that does not yet exist that will build a product not...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #100: still be talking about how committees are evil well into the future - because stupid...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #097: have figured out how to stop light in its tracks, which will have big implications for...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Predictions101 Things #101: Fifty years out, people will still write lists of '101 things' because it provides a...A dated future observation from Jim Carroll’s December 7, 2021 “101 Things We Know About Our Future” list.Collections101 Things We Knew About Our FutureOne hundred and one future observations Jim Carroll published on December 7, 2021, preserved as dated foresight receipts.