Henry Coutinho-Mason

Eric Hoffer Awards – Grand Prize Shortlist, BusinessForeword Indies Book of the Year – Finalist, Popular CultureAxiom Business Book Awards – Silver Medal Winner, Emerging Trends / AIA handbook for visionaries featuring the 30 biggest non-obvious ideas and instigators that will shape humanity’s next decade.Making outlandish predictions about the future is easy. Predicting the future normal is far harder. For the past decade, Rohit Bhargava and Henry Coutinho-Mason have been on the front lines of the future, leading two of the most successful trend consultancies in the world: TrendWatching and the Non-Obvious Company. Now for the first time, they are teaming up to share a uniquely eye-opening vision of humanity’s future. In this updated second edition, they explore the impact of AI as they tackle some of the biggest ethical and societal questions raised by all this progress. These are the stories of the future normal, and they are coming sooner than you think. Awards & Honors:IPPY Awards 2023 – Gold Medal Winner, Current Events (Social Issues/Humanitarian)Royal Dragonfly Book Awards 2023 – 1st Place Winner, Science & TechnologyPenCraft Awards 2023 – Second Place Winner, Nonfiction – GeneralAxiom Business Book Awards 2024 – Silver Medal Winner, Emerging Trends / AIIndependent Press Awards 2024 – Winner, Current EventsNYC Big Book Award 2023 – Winner, Current EventsBest Indie Book Award (BIBA) 2023 – Winner, Politics / Economics / SociologyEric Hoffer Awards 2023 – Grand Prize Shortlist, BusinessForeword Indies Book of the Year 2023 – Finalist, Popular CultureNext Generation Indie Book Awards 2023 – Finalist, Current EventsNational Indie Excellence Awards (NIEA) 2024 – Finalist, TechnologyNational Indie Excellence Awards (NIEA) 2023 – Finalist, Current EventsInternational Book Awards 2023 – Finalist, Best New NonfictionReaders’ Favorite Book Awards 2023 – Finalist, Nonfiction – Social IssuesAmerican BookFest Awards 2023 – Finalist, BusinessAmerican Legacy Book Awards 2024 – Finalist, Best New Nonfiction

This is a handbook for visionaries.Making outlandish predictions about the future is easy. Predicting the future normal is far harder. For the past decade, Rohit Bhargava and Henry Coutinho-Mason have been on the front lines of exploring the global forces shaping our future normal through their work independently leading two of the most successful trend consultancies in the world: TrendWatching and the Non-Obvious Company.From donning full body haptic suits to sampling cultivated meat, their work has taken them into cutting-edge labs, private testing facilities, and invite-only showcases across the world. Now for the first time, they are teaming up to share a uniquely eye-opening vision of the future unlike any other.Across thirty fast-moving chapters, The Future Normal spotlights dozens of ideas and instigators who are changing the world. From biophilic skyscrapers to generative AI, these stories offer an optimistic yet deeply human view of the next decade. Along the way, we also tackle some of the biggest ethical and societal questions raised by all this progress.In this book, you’ll read about the ideas and instigators that are bringing about new ways to satisfy our fundamental needs and wants, changing not just their industries but also transforming our wider culture and society. These are the stories of the future normal, and they are coming sooner than you think. For anyone looking to get ready, this book will empower you to seize the opportunities that lie ahead in this crucial decade.

NEXT BIG IDEA BOOK CLUB 2023 MUST READ BOOK 2023 HOFFER BOOK AWARD - GRAND PRIZE FINALIST INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARDS - GOLD MEDAL WINNER This is a handbook for visionaries. Making outlandish predictions about the future is easy. Predicting the future normal is far harder. For the past decade, Rohit Bhargava and Henry Coutinho-Mason have been on the front lines of exploring the global forces shaping our future normal through their work independently leading two of the most successful trend consultancies in the world: TrendWatching and the Non-Obvious Company. From donning full body haptic suits to sampling cultivated meat, their work has taken them into cutting-edge labs, private testing facilities, and invite-only showcases across the world. Now for the first time, they are teaming up to share a uniquely eye-opening vision of the future unlike any other. Across thirty fast-moving chapters, The Future Normal spotlights dozens of ideas and instigators who are changing the world. From biophilic skyscrapers to generative AI, these stories offer an optimistic yet deeply human view of the next decade. Along the way, we also tackle some of the biggest ethical and societal questions raised by all this progress. In this book, you’ll read about the ideas and instigators that are bringing about new ways to satisfy our fundamental needs and wants, changing not just their industries but also transforming our wider culture and society. These are the stories of the future normal, and they are coming sooner than you think. For anyone looking to get ready, this book will empower you to seize the opportunities that lie ahead in this crucial decade.