Outlook 2025: Technology trends to watch out for in 2025 and beyond

Technology is evolving at a rapid pace, making it difficult to keep track of what’s currently making the biggest impact. In this article, we have gathered the expectations of major players such as MIT, Stanford University, Forrester, and more, combined with our own reflections. The goal is to give you an overview of what will be worth keeping an eye on in the tech world in 2025 and beyond.
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Hanna Reiestad

Researcher
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Elin Hauge

Advisor, Speaker & Moderator
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Eirik Norman Hansen

Advisor, Speaker & Moderator

Eirik Norman Hansen

Med over 20 erfaring har Eirik mye å bidra med. Han har drevet to byråer og vært i toppledelsen i et av Nordens mest toneangivende byråer. På starten av 2000-tallet tok han over og drev frem et lite webbyrå før ferden gikk videre til Cobra som ble kjøpt av Creuna. I Creuna satt Eirik i toppledelsen i nesten 11 år, og de siste 4 årene var han CMO som jobbet både i Norge og i Norden. Fra 2017 til 2019 bygget han opp et helt nytt design- og innovasjonsbyrå, før tiden var kommet til å starte opp for seg selv.
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Jan Ketil Arnulf

Artificial Intelligence and Leadership

Arnulf is a Professor in organizational psychology and in this conversation, we discuss how AI is reshaping how organisations work. Machines may be very good at solving structured tasks but struggle with human intuition. Future leaders must blend tech knowledge with emotional intelligence. Instead of fearing AI, they should embrace it to enhance human strengths and drive collaboration for progress.

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Elisabeth Nissen Eide

AI and Sustainability

Nissen Eide is a Sustainability Advisor and Public Speaker. In this conversation we discuss how the tech sector faces significant sustainability challenges, particularly AI’s high energy consumption and environmental impact. In particular, the conversation touches upon data centre power consumption and carbon footprint, water consumption, mining, and e-waste.

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