Think Like a Futurist:  If you read only one article this week, make it this one! (No, I’m just kidding. I only said that because I’m the author.) Here is my latest Forbes article: The Future is Here: Three Strategies for Embracing It In Your Business. (Note: It does actually contain helpful advice for how you can become both a smarter consumer of news and a better thinker.)

Think Harder: More often than not, the future isn’t the result of a singular technological advance but rather the convergence of multiple different technologies. These 5 recent advances are changing much of what we thought we knew about electronics. In the near future, expect to experience a host of innovations in everything from solar power and energy storage to wearable technologies.

Think Big: Upward Farms plans to build the world’s largest indoor vertical farm in Pennsylvania. The “farm” will, every year, save 100 million gallons of fresh water, use 120 fewer acres of land, and reduce food transportation miles by an estimated 1.7 million miles. Plenty, another large indoor vertical farm operation, hopes to open 500 vertical farms by 2030. This trend is big and will transform agriculture in some powerful ways. (To this end, on Wednesday Walmart announced a major investment in Plenty. Expect the retail giant to begin growing and selling its own fresh produce very soon.)

Think Bigger: Scientists in Brazil have for the first time used CRISPR (gene-editing technology) to develop sugarcane varieties that could significantly boost the production of ethanol from sugarcane. This news is noteworthy because the edited plants are considered non-transgenic and have gained regulatory approval. Expect additional crops, including corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, and cotton to follow suit.

Think Faster: Urban-Air Port, a UK-based startup, has announced plans to establish 200 hubs for flying planes and cargo drones across 65 cities by 2027. This trend has the potential to transform regional travel behavior in some powerful ways. Also expect the trend to transform how certain companies think about organizing their supply chain.

Think Again:Afterthought: “The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don’t tell you what to see.” Alexandra K. Trenfor