We believe these four trendlines signal key changes in the next five years, providing foresight to help you do what matters now.
Supercharging work and workers with AI as a copilot
We will acquire new “superhuman” working abilities with the help of machines like AI copilots and digital twins that provide unprecedented access to data, insights, and other people. Human machine collaboration will unleash more valuable and flexible ways of working. Today, only 36% of leaders are completely confident that their organization has sufficient checks and balances to mitigate potential risks and harms of AI.
Open and multiparty ecosystems drive innovation and growth
As hyperconnectivity accelerates in our interconnected world, more innovation and growth will happen outside the organization. New business models and revenue streams will be created across ecosystems by taking advantage of emerging tech to securely share data and innovation resources to cooperate and collaborate with partners and competitors. 37% of leaders have already or are now forming a data cooperative with external partners for growth opportunities.
Trust built into all aspects of AI, the network and devices
Organizations will prioritize trust and ecosystem cooperation to use resources responsibly. Equity, safety, and transparency will be built into all aspects of AI, the network, and more. Technology, products and workloads will limit impacts on natural resources and avoid unintended consequences while future-proofing innovation. 65% of leaders say their organization is vulnerable to reputational risk due to use of energy resources across Operations and IT, including AI.
Reorienting our reality across physical, digital, immersive worlds
Our physical, digital, and immersive experiences will automatically reorient to our personal preferences. A strong digital core will give physical shape to abstract ideas and virtual controls to physical things, enabling our reality to adapt so we can be more agile and thrive across physical, digital, and immersive worlds. 87% of leaders say their organizations are actively educating employees on social and psychological impacts of VR, avatars and the metaverse.