Future shock: Idealog chats with a futurist

Idealogwas lucky enough to get a few moments of his time, so we kept is short and hit him with the biggest questions we could think of.

What are the big trends that are going to shape the world in the next 5 years?

The biggest trends in the next five years are the shifts in society driven by technology. In the last twenty years, 3 billion people connected in entirely new ways as a result of the internet and mobile phones. That is accelerating, and there are another 3 billion connecting in t...