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Brookings 2019 Trends to Watch

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They recently released a report with their 2019 Trends to Watch. The report is targeted at government policy makers and lists the issues Brookings experts "expect will shape the world this year and the solutions to address them." The trend is listed first in the Biggest Policy Trends in 2019 section of the report.

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JWT Intelligence's Top 100 Trends for 2019

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The 2019 edition of one of our favorite trend reports - JWT Intelligence's annual forecast of 100 trends to watch in the coming year - is out.    Always fun to read, the report is well worth wading through for anyone interested in trends.   Yes, it really covers 100 trends across 10 broad categories.

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Scientific American's Top Emerging Technologies of 2019

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Scientific American's describes their Top 10 Emerging Technologies Of 2019 as "World-changing technologies that are poised to rattle the status quo." 

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Digital Nomad Numbers Skyrocket Thanks to Work From Anywhere

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million in 2019 to 10.9 This data comes from COVID-19 and the Rise of the Digital Nomad , which is the report on the third year of an ongoing research series on digital nomads conducted by MBO Partners.   As the report chart below shows, the number of digital nomads with traditional jobs roughly doubled from 2019 to 2020.

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The Number of Digital Nomads Surged Again in 2021

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million American workers currently describe themselves as digital nomads, increasing 42% from 2020 and 112% from the pre-pandemic year 2019 (click on the study chart below to enlarge).  This is on top of the number of digital nomads with traditional jobs almost doubling in 2020 compared to 2019. See the report for more details.

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What Freelancers Want From Their Clients

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.  The reason is the majority of skilled independent professionals (defined as freelancers/independent workers who provide services to businesses) report they have choices in terms of who they work with.    The study chart below is from the MBO Partners 2019 Client of Choice study. A Positive Work Environment.

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American Express on The Rise of the Digital Nomad

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American Express recently released its annual Global Travel Trends report.     Key quote from the report: " 54% of respondents (U.S.) million in 2019 to 10.9    And not surprisingly, one of their trends was on digital nomads.    And that interest is playing out in the numbers. 

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