1) Putin will see the error of his ways, apologise, and gracefully withdraw from the Ukraine 2) CEOs etc will wonder why they really need to earn more than £xk a year and decide to rebalance the pay structure so that the lowest earners wage is a decent proportion of the top earners in any company (as in John Lewis assuming they still do that). 3) An international law is passed that makes companies accountable for the safe disposal of their goods - from toys to cars and beyond. 4) Someone finally patents walking shoes with headlights so that you can avoid open manholes, dog shit etc while night strolling. I could go on but have just realised you asked for predictions, not a wish list.