Gartner's Top 10 Strategic Predictions For 2017 And Beyond - Daryl Plummer, Forbes

Disruption has moved from an infrequent inconvenience to a consistent stream of change that is redefining markets and entire industries. In 2016, we saw the astonishing rise of Pokémon Go, which demonstrated accelerated digital change into areas such as augmented reality (AR). Gartner’s top strategic predictions for 2017 and beyond describe not only the disruptive effects of digital business innovation but how secondary ripple effects will often prove to be more disruptive than the original disruption. Three high level trends emerge from the predictions: *Digital experience and engagement will draw people into nonstop virtual interactions *Business innovation will create extraordinary change from mundane concepts *Secondary effects will be more disruptive than the initial digital change http://www.forbes.com/sites/gartnergroup/2016/11/15/gartners-top-10-strategic-predictions-for-2017-and-beyond/#368210ad30d0