ABSTRACT
The first three laws of techonomics provide a foundation for analyzing other developments currently shaping our society. When two or more of the first laws combine to support an emerging endeavor, that endeavor will likely become economically viable and find widespread adoption in the future. We are now seeing several endeavors being shaped into techonomic trends because they are highly favored by these laws. These techonomic developments are active in all four sides of the organizational square: energy, computation, communications, and community. This chapter discusses the marquee trends anticipated in the next two decades categorized by the organizational square and specific technology developments to watch as trend leaders (see Chapter 9 for techonomic trends in the more distant future).
