{"id":20585,"date":"2024-10-09T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T07:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/?p=20585"},"modified":"2024-10-09T12:22:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T10:22:18","slug":"talking-trends-with-dion-chang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/blog\/2024\/10\/09\/talking-trends-with-dion-chang\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking trends with Dion Chang"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong> Are you ready for situationships and tech grief? Those are just some of the phenomena making their mark on our changing world, according to futurist Dion Chang.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Dion Chang might not have a crystal ball \u2013 but he does have hours and hours (and hours) of reading and research behind him, all of which help him identify the forces that are likely to play a part in shaping our lives as we move forward.<\/p>\n<p>You can read all about them in The Future: More than 80 key trends for South Africa, which he recently penned with fellow futurists Bronwyn Williams and Faeeza Khan, who work alongside him at Flux Trends, the agency he founded 18 years ago to help companies navigate an uncertain future.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not easy work, Dion admits. \u2018We are constantly watching developments to pick up signals and evaluate whether a phenomenon is a fad, or if it will have a real trajectory \u2013 and, if it does, how it will impact on society and on businesses.\u2019 They don\u2019t always get it right &#8211; Dion confesses that he was certain that, by now, we\u2019d be modelling our jeans in change rooms with augmented reality mirrors, but we\u2019re already seeing many of the company\u2019s predictions play out.<\/p>\n<p>Isn\u2019t that a little scary \u2013 especially since we have no idea what a world where things like AI are real factors rather than abstract concepts will look like? \u2018I have the benefit of being able to look at them from an arm\u2019s length. The way I see it, the future is what it is. The question is, what can we do so that we know how to handle it?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>So, what can we look forward to? Let\u2019s start with technology, where Dion says that we\u2019re starting to notice the limitations of AI. Those limitations will become less significant when AI and robotics (previously viewed as being on opposite ends of the spectrum) start to merge in an I, Robot-type reality. \u2018Imagine an interactive AI driving your automated fleet,\u2019 Dion says.<\/p>\n<p>Next, retail. Hands up. who\u2019s bought something online in the past week or so? Yup, most of us \u2013 since Covid days, even those who felt deeply sceptical have been tempted by the convenience of shopping without leaving home. And who\u2019s trawled social media in the past, oh, few minutes? Now, countries like China are combining the clout of social platforms with online shopping to create social commerce. That\u2019s where you get to watch your favourite influencer (who, by the way, is probably hanging out in their own cubicle in a dedicated warehouse, along with hundreds of other influencers doing the same thing) as they try to flog you everything from weight loss products to handbags. It\u2019s a highly personal experience &#8230; they\u2019ll even thank you, in real time, should you make a purchase. It\u2019s a little like telesales on steroids, says Dion.<\/p>\n<p>In the world of economics, things are starting to look seriously dystopian, he warns. \u2018We\u2019ve been tracking the phenomenon of the \u2018missing middle\u2019 in South Africa for the past three years, but it\u2019s clear that the middle class is actually on shaky ground the world over.\u2019 Consider that, in some parts of the world, there are skilled people who get up every day to go to work, and come home to \u2026 a car, parked in the lot of a local church or supermarket. It might not be comfy, but it\u2019s more affordable than renting an apartment. Dion\u2019s even heard of a student who flies to Vancouver a few times a week to attend university lectures, because it\u2019s cheaper than renting an apartment in the city.<\/p>\n<p>Things aren\u2019t looking great in the natural world, either. It seems that people can\u2019t deny the reality of climate change any longer \u2013 but, rather than take steps to turn it around, we\u2019re finding ways to live with it. Agriculture is a case in point &#8211; welcome to the world of heat resistant cows, where the splicing of a gene has made it possible for cows to grow shorter coats so that they don\u2019t sweat as easily. That means they get less distressed, so we can continue to drink as much milk as we want. There\u2019s also news of a heat resistant apple which was unveiled at a food fair in Berlin last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Flux Trends crew have been keeping an eye on the sphere of democracy, too, where it\u2019s alarming to note that, according to the Swedish organisation, the Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, the idea of democracy is not as popular as it once was. In fact, 52 per cent of people surveyed across 77 countries agree that it might be a good thing to have a strong leader who is not beholden to legislature \u2013 a benign dictatorship, if you will. We\u2019re already seeing the impact of what Dion calls \u2018polyamorous politics\u2019 with our own GNU, forming out of this year\u2019s election \u2013 and with more countries heading to the polls, we can expect \u2018people picking from a buffet of different ideologies rather than wishing for the full three-courses of democracy,\u2019 Dion says. We\u2019re also seeing an interesting gender split as right- and left-wing ideologies divide people along issues like abortion rights.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, in the socio-cultural sphere, the post-Covid world sees us negotiating new social contracts. On the work front, this means that relationships are less transactional and more flexible, while in our social lives, they\u2019re playing out in an interesting way. \u2018The nuclear family is changing. We\u2019re seeing the emergence of the child-free movement and the prevalence of situationships, where people hook up for a while rather than committing to a relationship. Then there are people who are choosing AI companionship over people, leading to \u2018tech grief\u2019 \u2013 which is what happens when the AI you\u2019ve been spending time with collapses or the software is discounted.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s all a little weird, and not totally wonderful \u2013 but Dion says the best way we can prepare ourselves (and perhaps, maybe more importantly, our kids) is to remember that not everything we see online is real. \u2018We\u2019re entering a bit of a twilight zone, where things we think are certain aren\u2019t, and what\u2019s presented as right is sometimes wrong. Our classrooms aren\u2019t really geared to help us navigate this reality, so we have to be prepared to cultivate a curious mindset. Keep questioning and interrogating so you\u2019re clear on where those boundaries lie.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><em>Details: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fluxtrends.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.fluxtrends.com<\/a>, @dionchang<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-20587\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/10\/The-future-in-article-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/10\/The-future-in-article-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/10\/The-future-in-article-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/10\/The-future-in-article-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/10\/The-future-in-article-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/10\/The-future-in-article-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/10\/The-future-in-article-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/10\/The-future-in-article-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/10\/The-future-in-article-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/10\/The-future-in-article-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/10\/The-future-in-article-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/joburg-north\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/10\/The-future-in-article-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Future by Dion Chang, Bronwyn Williams, and Faeeza Khan is a new essential guide to, in a world changing at a pace previously unheard of, successfully navigating the complexities ahead. Using the six key pillars of technology, retail and marketing, the economy, the natural world, diplomacy and society, this book talks about where the world is and where it\u2019s going, in more than 80 trends. <em>Tafelberg<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you ready for situationships and tech grief? Those are just some of the phenomena making their mark on our changing world, according to futurist Dion Chang. 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