There is no crystal ball. If anything, it’s too easy for a tech leader to lay claim as a great “futurist” and offer seemingly confident and even grandiose predictions about what the world will look like in a decade or two. People will undoubtedly listen, and the good news, if you pursue this approach, is that few are likely to remember a decade from now what you’ve said. And even if you’re completely wrong, there’s plenty of time for a course correction.

