For a sobering view of executives’ expectations for the global economy, their national economies, and their companies’ prospects in the near-term, check out McKinsey’s “Economic Conditions Snapshot September 2011″.

In our ongoing effort to track the latest economic and social trends that have the potential to affect our clients and their businesses, Crossland recently came across the latest Outlook report from The Futurist magazine. The report is a culmination of predictions made in The Futurist throughout the course of the past year, and offers insights on everything from business and economics to energy to health and lifestyle issues. We hope you find some of the findings as intriguing and thought-provoking as we did.

Read the full report from The Futurist.