culture predictions for 2021 | Future timeline
Read cultural predictions for 2021, a year that will see cultural changes and events transform the world as we know it—we explore many of these changes below.
Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A futurist consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.
culture forecasts for 2021
- Sweden's southern city of Malmö, along with the Danish capital, Copenhagen, will host the world's largest pride festival this year (assuming COVID-19 restrictions ease later this year). Likelihood: 50 Percent1
- The first robotic pharmacist will arrive in the US. 1
- International sporting events resume this year, in most cases operating within a pandemic-free bubble. Click on the link for the schedule. 1
- Blockbuster movies will return to a relatively normal release schedule, albeit with more flexibility around the delivery medium these films are debuted on. Click on the link for the schedule. 1
- Music artists will release a larger quantity of albums this year, as 2020 gave many such artists more time to work within pandemic-free studios. Click on the link for the schedule. 1
Forecast
In 2021, a number of culture breakthroughs and trends will become available to the public, for example:
- China launches its plan to rank all its citizens on their "social credit" system by the end of this year. Likelihood: 70% 1
- France has become the world’s leading consumer of organic wine, having doubled its consumption since 2013. 80% 1
- Canadians with criminal records will have their cannabis-related convictions pardoned between 2020 and 2023. Likelihood: 80% 1
- The first robotic pharmacist will arrive in the US. 1
- World population forecasted to reach 7,837,028,000 1
Prediction
Culture related predictions due to make an impact in 2021 include:
- Militarize or disarm? Reforming the police for the 21st century: Future of policing P1
- Infrastructure 3.0, rebuilding tomorrow’s megacities: Future of Cities P6
- The trends pushing our education system towards radical change: Future of education P1
- Jobs that will survive automation: Future of Work P3
- Geopolitics of the unhinged web: Future of the Internet P9
- Rise of the electric car: Future of Energy P3
- United States vs. Mexico: Geopolitics of Climate Change
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