To mark the start of a new year we've put together a collection of predictions for the year ahead spanning the tech, retail and entertainment industries as well as business and the public sector. Here are our 12 predictions for 2012:
Innovation for frugality
This year innovators will become thriftier
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Raspberry Pi and the rise of the cheap computer
We'll see a return to home programming
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Massively connected
The Internet of Things will come of age
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Healthy appetite for tech
Our approach to health will become more like a running club
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The rise of the new reporter
Data journalism will defy the decline of the printed press
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Your mobile wallet
Technology enabling our phones to act as mobile wallets will finally break through
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Seeing the impact in impact investing
The impact investment industry will step up a gear
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The death and life of great public servants
A growing movement of leaders will challenge the separation of public and private sectors
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3D printing
The next Industrial Revolution will continue to pick up steam
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Educated gamers
Next Christmas the games will be much more serious
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The year of the crowdfunder
2012 will prove an important year for the evolution of business funding
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Outside the Box
Next year we'll see a seismic shift in how we understand, view and make television
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