Explore seven non-obvious trends shaping the future in this insightful 52-minute conference talk from SXSW 2019. Delve into the latest edition of a popular annual report, uncovering actionable insights that can be immediately applied. Discover how unspoken assumptions, constant disruption, and the expectation of the impossible are influencing our world. Learn about the believability crisis, the haystack method for notetaking, and the concept of retrotrust. Examine topics such as muddled masculinity, innovation envy, and playing offense with innovation. Gain understanding of enterprise empathy, the Robot Renaissance, and the importance of storytelling in finding meaning. Acquire valuable knowledge from this thought-provoking presentation that brings together diverse topics and unexpected discoveries.