Post on 21-Jan-2015
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What future trends are you forecasting?
Strengthening your foresight skills
Created by Thought Leaders Mentor, Alicia Curtiswww.aliciacurtis.com
Who are Futurists and What is Foresight?
Resident Thought Leaders Futurist, Craig Rispin
Futurists are reverse historians. We try and peer over the horizon so we can
make better decisions today.
In order to make wise decisions today about your future, find out what you
might expect to happen in the years to come. Then you can do things now to
help you to achieve your most desirable future.
Why do Thought Leaders need to be concerned with future trends?
Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future; it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight.Henry R. Luce You can analyze the past, but you need to design the future. That is the difference between suffering the
future and enjoying it. Edward de Bono
Howcanyouthinklikea
futurist?
Unleash the Explorer in youObservewhat’sgoingonaroundyou
Logthetrendsyoudiscover
Testyourideasagainstthetrendsyouhaveseen
Dare to see the
BIG pictureTakeaglobalviewonissues
Considerworldwidetrends
Wherewillyourbusinessbein25years=me?
Be an Image SeekerAddimagestoyour
environmentalscanning
Scanimagesfortrends
Usepicturesinyourpresenta=onstorepresentideas
Let your forecasts free
Developyourforecas=ngmuscle
Shareyourinsightswithothers
Clarifyyourassump=ons
Foresight Resources✴ www.ted.com
✴ www.google.com/trends
✴ www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist/index.html
✴ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenario_planning
✴ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_scanning
futuretrendsgroup.com
foresightculture.com
thinkingfutures.net
Ideas Book 3, How to think
like a F
uturist, Craig
Rispin
My References