foresights.
Sharing ideas, trends, issues and signals influencing the futures of organisations.
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Harnessing the Power of Foresight Teams.
Foresight teams are essential for organisations that want to remain competitive in today’s market. With the right technology and personnel, supported by a futures-focused culture, these teams can provide actionable insights on how future events could affect their operations and help them stay ahead of the competition.
How to Think About Futures.
A good way to create alternative views of futures is by building scenarios. This involves bringing together different trends, phenomena, and uncertainties to understand their interdependence and joint implications.
Why organisations need to start thinking 5 to 10 years ahead.
One way that long-range planning is enhanced is through the creation of various alternative futures, which are significantly different from one another. The scenarios that planners create can be based on different assumptions about technology, demography, economics, politics, and other factors.
Looking in the rearview mirror is not enough.
When it comes to planning, looking at what's in the rearview mirror is not enough. You need to look ahead through the windshield at the road ahead.