Three Enduring Trends, Sustained by Crossover Thinking.

In the article, the author discusses the emerging technological trends and their practical applications as of December 2011. He cites the software called Trendalyzer (later on as Gapminder) that was developed by professor Hans Rosling of Sweden-based Uppsala University and resulted in the development of the Google Motion Chart bubble-graph software from Google. He also presents the growing reach of high-resolution touchscreens as seen in smartphones.