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Daniel Burrus’ Top 25 Technology Trends for 2027 and Beyond
Discover the Technology-Driven Hard Trends reshaping business, from AI and robotics to quantum computing. Identify opportunities, focus your investments, and turn disruption into a competitive advantage.
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Inside the 2027 Report

Three Trends. A Glimpse of the Opportunities Ahead.

Explore 25 Technology-Driven Hard Trends reshaping how businesses operate, compete, and create value. Here are three worth your attention.
02

AGENTIC AI, MULTIAGENT SYSTEMS AND
ULTRA-INTELLIGENT eAGENTS

What happens when AI moves from answering questions
to taking action?

AI agents will increasingly plan, act, and collaborate across applications, creating new possibilities for how work gets done.
  • Coordinate complex workflows with AI agents that carry tasks across systems and teams.
  • Free people to focus on judgment, relationships, and innovation as agents handle more routine execution.
Where could AI agents create the greatest value in your business?

03

HUMAN–AI CO-INTELLIGENCE AND AUGMENTED HUMAN CAPABILITIES

What could your people achieve with AI extending their capabilities?

AI will increasingly enhance human thinking, creativity, decision-making, and physical performance, expanding what individuals and teams can accomplish.
  • ​Combine human experience and judgment with AI’s ability to analyze information and surface new possibilities.
  • ​Strengthen problem-solving and collaboration with intelligent assistance embedded in everyday work.
How will you turn greater human capability into a competitive advantage?


14

ANTICIPATORY CYBERSECURITY AND
AI SECURITY PLATFORMS

What if you could anticipate more threats before they
disrupt your business?

AI-powered security will increasingly move beyond detection and response toward predicting, preventing, and autonomously countering emerging threats.
  • Identify patterns and vulnerabilities earlier so teams can act before risks escalate.
  • Accelerate protection with intelligent systems that adapt as threats evolve.
How could anticipating threats strengthen your business’s resilience?


Discover All 25 Trends and the Opportunities They Create in the 2027 Report

What’s Behind Daniel Burrus’ Remarkable Forecasting Record?

For more than three decades, Daniel Burrus has helped leaders identify the technological shifts that create new opportunities. His Anticipatory Planning and Innovation Methodology provides a powerful foundation for seeing disruption before it happens and acting with greater confidence.

The distinction is critical: Hard Trends are future certainties. Soft Trends are possibilities we can influence. Understanding the difference helps leaders focus investments, accelerate innovation, and pre-solve predictable problems. As AI transforms industries, this approach turns insight into action and future certainty into competitive advantage.

About Daniel Burrus

Daniel Burrus is a globally recognized technology futurist, AI strategist, and disruptive innovation expert. For more than three decades, he has helped leaders translate technology trends into practical strategies for growth. The New York Times has referred to him as one of the top three business gurus in the highest demand as a speaker.

A trusted strategic advisor to Fortune 500 executives, Burrus helps organizations anticipate change, identify opportunities, and turn disruption into competitive advantage. His work gives leaders a clearer understanding of how AI and emerging technologies will reshape their businesses and where to act today.

He is the author of seven books, including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Flash Foresight, and his latest Amazon No. 1 bestseller, The Anticipatory Organization.
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