The six major trends forecasted in AIGA's article have been part of discussion in design community for a while now. Studios like Continnum and Ideo practice some of these trends on a regular basis. I think it makes sense as boundaries of design are blurring day by day. Any complex design solution has to be multidisciplinary. Designers in future will have to gain an expertise in some of the other fields or learn the skill of harnessing various expertise for varied design problems. Perhaps the organizational structure average design studio will be far from what we have today. It has always been fascinating to study how a typical design studio has changed in the sense of space from what it was before 30 years. for eg: rulers and light tables to computers to laptops etc).
Another interesting fact discussed in the article is the idea of sharing experience. Its fascinating to see how fast trends change in design. The mass customization was a rage before five years. The mere idea of customers being co-creator was like finding a holy grail as the complex problems of finding the likes and dislikes of your consumer would be less cumbersome. But I think the transparency that social network has brought surpasses all this because now it not just about changing and beautifying a product based on the consumers choice but also finding a right user for the invention of the product. It takes you closure to the vein of your targeted consumer.
The progress of design has always been mysteriously exciting as invention of technology has shaped a lot of its path. Different design disciplines might amalgamate into one "Super design discipline" to solve complex problems effectively without the humungous amount of clutter that we churn everyday.
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