We hosted three of our own virtual summits. Over the past nine months, I spoke at more than 100 virtual events and sessions. I also tried, as many speakers did, to support the events industry and the people in it who were suffering both emotionally and financially. I even wrote a book all about working remotely without getting distracted, lonely or bored. I curated dozens of the most interesting and underappreciated stories every week to write about in my weekly newsletter. I continued to do live interviews every week from home with fascinating people on my virtual Non-Obvious Insights Show. Since then, I have been grounded but not disconnected. A year ago, I wrote the tenth edition of that book- Non-Obvious Megatrends. Every January for the past decade, I have published a new edition of a book that curates and highlights the most important trends for the year to come. They will-and this article is about what you can expect when they do.įor the past decade, what I have become best known for is my annual trend predictions. Like you, I desperately want events to come back. Not only as a keynote speaker, but also as a curator of large events, as a publisher of books and as someone who has always benefitted deeply from the constant opportunities to meet people face to face at events in order to unlock new opportunities and forge new relationships. Like most of you, I rely on the events industry for my business. Here’s a better question to ask: what if this is all a good thing? Rohit Bhargava But the truth is, we have all had to make big adjustments to what we do, all while battling that little voice in the back of heads that keeps saying things will never go back to the way they were.Įvents will be smaller. Automatically extended airline status levels. If you work in the events business, it has been a year of disruption. The unspoken fear on everyone’s minds is the same: what if a significant portion of that audience prefer the virtual format? That means 100,000 people who would otherwise have descended upon Las Vegas in early January are logging in from home instead. This year it has gone virtual for the first time ever. As I write this, I’m about to interview an executive at the Consumer Technology Association about the world’s biggest trade show (CES). Of course they are.īut right now, it feels hard to be optimistic.
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