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Table of Contents
INTRODUCING TRENDSWATCH 2014
HOW TO USE THIS REPORT
TOP TRENDS FOR 2014
For Profit for Good: The rise of the social entrepreneurs ................................................ 8
Synesthesia: Multisensory experiences for a multisensory world ................................16
A Geyser of Information: Tapping the big data oil boom ............................................... 24
Privacy in a Watchful World: What have you got to hide? .............................................. 32
What’s Mine Is Yours: The economy of collaborative consumption ............................40
Robots! Are Rosie, Voltron, Bender and their kin finally coming into their own?.......48
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