Tech Trends 2021 published by Deloitte (2021)
“As poet Robert Burns mused, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. In January 2020, most of us had plans—thoughtful road maps to guide our organizations, our technology, and our lives through the months to follow. And then COVID-19 punched the entire world in the mouth, rendering useless many of these bestlaid plans. Seemingly overnight, a strange, historic event disrupted our assumptions and forced us, with a shocking degree of urgency, to become more adaptable and responsive than we had thought possible.
Mindful that the pandemic’s impact continues to ripple across societies, markets, and lives, we present Tech Trends 2021. The theme of this year’s report is resilience. To us, this means a stubborn determination to adapt and thrive in the face of change. We have seen countless, inspiring examples of resilience this past year as organizations and entire sectors assessed their circumstances, revised their strategic plans, and marched toward the future…”
