- Scott Belsky is the founder of Behance and the chief product officer at Adobe.
- He predicts that our healthcare will be increasingly AI-based.
- Belsky also believes we’ll be able to see daily or weekly “super cuts” of our lives.
Every year I ask myself, “How will work and life change in a material way over the next three to five years?”
As a founder myself (Behance), Adobe’s Chief Product Officer, and an early investor in over 80 startups — these trends inform my work and are a fun annual exercise.
2022 was a pivotal year for:
- Collaborative web apps disrupting every function of the enterprise.
- Artificial intelligence reaching key milestones.
- Market shifts resetting companies, and more.
Now, what are the forecasts and implications for the years ahead?
1. Internet browsers will shift from generalized to specialized
As web apps, communal browsing, and decentralized technology continue to grow, browsers have become too generalized and antiquated for the future of web apps.
This new age of web apps will increase collaboration, help create more productive workflows, and will tap into the power of the cloud for AI features and heavy computation. Web apps offer virality and infinite possibilities for product-led growth, and are finally powerful enough for sophisticated apps like Photoshop. But the full potential of these apps is constrained by the browser, a general purpose and increasingly outdated piece of software.
Thus, a new generation of specialized browsers will emerge.
Browsers will be reimagined for collaboration and higher performance web apps — like Arc from The Browser Company. Some browsers, like one being developed by Triangle Labs, will specialize in decentralized applications with less friction