Three 2020 Opportunities To Redefine U.S. Business, Politics And Culture

Three indicators that are so powerful they could change U.S. business and political landscapes in ... [ ] 2020. While culture shift moves at a snail's pace, change itself is built on societal indicators that, occurring consistently over time, make way for something new. In hindsight, it's easy to see how and why cultural change occurred: the industrial revolution resulting in the creation of a middle class and (eventually) child labor laws; the civil rights movement in the U.S. making racial discrimination, disenfranchisement and segregation illegal; and, most recently, how technology has shrunk the world and put global information at our fingertips. But what indicators predict opportunities for a massive societal shift in 2020? Having spent the last year researching, interviewing and writing in this space, I'm reflecting on indicators I've seen.