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Forrester’s predictions help business leaders see what’s coming and what’s most critical for business success. Read on to explore market-defining trends in emerging technology, consumer behavior, B2B sales, customer experience, and much more.
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Predictions 2027: It’s Going To Be Another “Hold My Beer” Kind Of Year For Security And Risk
AI failures, global outages, and physical disruptions will put security and risk leaders to the test in 2027. Explore three Forrester predictions and the steps organizations can take to strengthen governance, resilience, and readiness.
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Predictions 2027: Europe Wants Control But Can’t Pull The Plug
The debate over digital sovereignty is entering a new phase. In 2027, European leaders will move beyond ambition to action, making pragmatic decisions about what to localize, what to protect, and where global dependencies still make strategic sense.
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Predictions 2027: AI Slingshots Environmental Sustainability From Promises To Action
AI’s rapid growth is colliding with real-world limits on energy, water, and infrastructure. Explore Forrester’s 2027 predictions to see how new regulations, community scrutiny, and digital product passports will reshape sustainability strategies.
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Predictions 2027: Big Media Growth Engines Hit The Limit And Pivot
A decade of media growth is giving way to a period of reinvention. Forrester’s 2027 predictions reveal how leading media and technology firms will adapt as subscriptions slow, search evolves, and AI transforms consumer discovery and advertising.
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Predictions 2026: Payments Innovation Takes Root, But Don’t Expect Overnight Change
The payments landscape has been steadily reinventing itself, and 2026 is shaping up to be a year when the seeds of innovation finally sprout. 2026 is about watching new ideas — such as agentic payments, stablecoins, and next-gen biometrics — take root. Learn more in our 2026 payments predictions.
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Predictions 2026: Trust Will Be The Ultimate Currency For B2B Buyers
As buyers become both more empowered and more skeptical, they’re demanding transparency and measurable outcomes. Providers that fail to adapt will not only find themselves sidelined — they’ll also face risks.
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Predictions 2026: The Workforce Muddles Through Ambient Disruption
Disruption no longer comes in the form of episodic occurrences for workers. Discover how that will manifest in the year ahead.
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Predictions 2026: AI Gets Real For Customer Service — But It’s Not Glamorous Work
AI won’t transform customer service in 2026 — but foundational work will. Discover how the customer service space will evolve in the coming year.
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Predictions 2026: Manufacturers Double Down On Basics And Plan For The Future
In the year ahead, leaders will be forced to balance incremental improvement and capacity building with a few targeted investments in the technologies they’ll need tomorrow. Explore our predictions for the smart manufacturing and mobility sectors.
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Predictions 2026: Smaller Players Emerge Through Cracks In Media’s Triopoly
For years, the Google, Meta, and Amazon triopoly has dominated media budgets — but that dominance is under threat. Learn how the media and advertising space will evolve in the year ahead.
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Predictions 2026: AI Agents, Changing Business Models, And Workplace Culture Impact Enterprise Software
In 2026, enterprise applications will move beyond the traditional role of enabling employees with digital tools to accommodating a digital workforce of AI agents. Tech leaders will be forced to decide how far to go in digitizing business processes and orchestrating workflows independent of human workers.
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Predictions 2026: Software Development Goes From Jamming To A Full Orchestra
If software development was music, generative AI would be rewriting the score. Learn how the tune will shift in the coming year.
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Predictions 2026: Consumers Find Connection In Unexpected Places
In 2026, consumers will crave connection beyond the traditional sources. In the year ahead, they will seek out offline connections while making synthetic friends. Find out more in our 2026 predictions for consumers.
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Predictions 2026: The Year AI Tests The Heart Of Healthcare
In 2025, the healthcare industry experienced significant shake-ups, including the fracturing of vaccine policy and rapid innovations in digital health, all against a backdrop of eroding trust and customer experience. In 2026, we see persistent headwinds in the form of volatile policy changes, deteriorating access to care, and unchecked AI risks. Find out more in our 2026 healthcare predictions.
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Predictions 2026: Significant Shifts In CX, AI, And Microinsurance Across The Insurance Landscape
The global insurance industry is heading into a transformative year in 2026, with seismic shifts driven by the rise of AI, the urgency of customer experience, and expansion into uncharted markets. Though the challenges are steep, the opportunities are immense if insurers act boldly and strategically.
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Predictions 2026: How Financial Services Can Thrive Amid AI Disruption
For financial institutions, lingering trust concerns, regulatory constraints, and the relentless pace of innovation loom large. The question isn’t whether to adapt — it’s how fast and how boldly they can pivot to thrive in a zero-click, machine-driven future.
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Predictions 2026: Retail’s Flight To Profitability
The retail landscape is entering a period of profound transformation, where profitability will no longer be optional but instead essential for survival. The combination of persistent high interest rates and technological disruption will create a challenging environment across all retail sectors — from low-margin categories such as grocery to high-margin ones like apparel.
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Predictions 2026: The “Agentic Commerce” Race — And Some Potential Regrets — In Digital Commerce
Digital leaders get a sneak peek into what's coming in the year ahead by reading three of our predictions for digital commerce in 2026.
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Predictions 2026: Trust Gets Tested For B2B Marketing, Sales, And Product Leaders
AI adoption, changing buying dynamics, and persistent volatility are rewriting go-to-market playbooks. Learn what B2B leaders and teams must do to navigate the year ahead.
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Predictions 2026: The Race To Trust And Value
Volatility and innovation will continue as leaders yearn for clarity and race to differentiate on trust and genuine value. Find out what’s in store for the year ahead.
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