FIVE MEGATRENDS! IN SHAKY ECONOMIC TIMES LIKE THESE, PREDICTIONS ARE A CHALLENGING TASK. WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN NEXT YEAR AND IF I AM BUYING GIFTS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WHAT TRENDS SHOULD I FOLLOW? OUR TREND TRANSLATOR KATLEAN DE MONCHY IS UP TO THE CHALLENGE AND WILL GIVE US SOME OF NEXTPERT’S PREDICTIONS OF MEGATRENDS FOR 2009.