Hi Dave,

Hope you’re enjoying Singapore! Please say hello to the fine Ngee Ann folks (I imagine there are a few in the class that I met at the college).

I’ll second what others have already said – the list is fairly technically focused…

The key for me in these types of lists (and in the points Nancy introduces) is how the various pieces connect to form a larger, more complex, system. If each trend is a node, what are the patterns of connectedness they exhibit? Taken together, what image do these trends create? What pieces are missing? What about the soft elements (social), the black swans, etc.?

The key doesn’t lie so much in identifying the patterns, but rather in identifying how the elements are related to each other…

George