WFS-May-June 2002 Forecasts

A magazine of forecasts, trends, and ideas about the future.
May-June, Vol. 36, No. 3

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Top 10 Forecasts From Outlook 2002 Report

Current Forecasts

Special to Web visitors, here are a few of the editors' favorite forecasts from the May-June 2002 issue of THE FUTURIST:

Future job title (part 1): Whisperer. Look for new customer-service representatives who are particularly adept at soothing the savage customer, says trend watcher Faith Popcorn in her new book, Dictionary of the Future. (World Trends & Forecasts, Economics)
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Future job title (part 2): Simplicity expert. Specialists will be needed to simplify and streamline a corporation's technology, says Faith Popcorn. (World Trends & Forecasts, Economics)
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Future job title (part 3): Explanation graphic designer. People have less time to read highly detailed textual information, so professionals will be needed to help companies create images, charts, and other graphics that explain complex concepts. (World Trends & Forecasts, Economics)
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World oil production will begin declining by 2010. The result will be higher energy prices and global economic disturbances, according to Princeton University geologist Kenneth S. Deffeyes, author of Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage. (World Trends & Forecasts, Environment)
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The future Web will control all our environments. A "Control Environment" will have some elements of "Big Brother" but will be more under our personal control,
like thousands of "Little Brothers" or "Little Butlers,"
says Internet trend watcher Marcel Bullinga.
("The Internet of the Future: To Control or Be Controlled" by Marcel Bullinga)

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