The original roaring 20s actually were 100 years ago, but we may be about to see a new version of this. If it’s going to be “a period of economic prosperity with a distinctive cultural edge”, then both the economic and the cultural aspects will no doubt be all about data. As a leading analyst and journalist with an eye on all things data, AI, and innovation, at the end of each year I publish a review and outlook on the year’s defining trends. This year, since it’s the end of a decade, I’ll try and go a bit further. Here are the 5+1 defining trends of the new decade. Because big data has brought us big things. A countdown, in which you’ll get to learn about the topics at hand in a concise way, and hear some insights as to why they are important and where they are heading next. Talk given at Big Things 2019 Conference