Our forecasters cover the gamut of prophecies for the new year, spanning topics as diverse as green washing, the metaverse, 3D printing, and crime Virtually all people share a desire to know the future. But even the experts struggle with forecasting. In fact, according to a recent New York Times podcast featuring Philip Tetlock, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and coauthor of Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction, the average expert is roughly as accurate as “a dart-throwing chimpanzee” at predicting events.That said, we aren’t giving up our obsession with prophecies anytime soon. Case in point: We asked 22 people in the jewelry trade, representing a diverse mix of views, to answer a single question: What is your boldest prediction for the jewelry industry in 2022? Our panelists’ answers, which have been lightly edited for length and cl