17 Audacious Predictions For 2017

"Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming" -- David Bowie Like all new year's traditions, my unveiling of The Crystal Ball (tm) at Forbes comes when the slate is clean, the resolutions are resolved, the possibilities seem... possible. Of course, the sobering reality is that 12 months from now, I'll look back at this list of predictions with a mix of wonder at how many came close to the mark and how many woefully missed. For an idea of how that worked last year, you can look at my review of 2016: Recapping Last Year's Predictions: Trumped! As 2017 kicks off, we all want to know what will happen. Like most of you, I have no secret formula.