About the Technology Vision Every year, the Technology Vision team partners with Accenture Research to pinpoint the emerging IT developments that will have the greatest impact on companies, government agencies and other organizations in the coming years. These trends have significant impact across industries and are actionable for businesses today. The research process begins by gathering input from the As a shortlist of themes emerges from the research process, Technology Vision External Advisory Board, a group of more the Technology Vision team reconvenes its advisory board. than two dozen experienced individuals from the public and private The board’s workshop, a series of ‘deep-dive’ sessions with sectors, academia, venture capital and entrepreneurial companies. Accenture leadership and external subject-matter experts, In addition, the Technology Vision team conducts interviews with validates and further refines the themes. technology luminaries and industry experts, as well as nearly 100 Accenture business leaders from across the organization. These processes weigh the themes for their relevance to real-world business challenges. The Technology Vision team seeks ideas The research process also includes a global survey of thousands that transcend the well-known drivers of technological change, of business and IT executives from around the world, to understand concentrating instead on the themes that will soon start to appear their perspectives on the impact of technology in business. Survey on the C-level agendas of most enterprises. responses help to identify the technology strategies and priority investments of companies from across industries and geographies. In parallel, a consumer survey is conducted to understand the use and role of technology in people’s lives.