The Evolution of Forecasting
This infographic shows that the process of foresight has always been primary for humans. Blessed and cursed with the ability to perceive linear time,…
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The Future Intelligence Process
Competitive Futures has been providing global businesses and government agencies with strategic intelligence based on The Future Intelligence Process…
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How to Use STEEP Trend Analysis in Business Strategy
One of the most popular tools in foresight is the STEEP trend analysis framework. “Future trends” can be a large, unwieldy subject because nearly…
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Memory bias, strategic mind traps, and how to improve foresight
In my new course for executives and intelligence analysts, How to Avoid Strategic Mind Traps, I’m examining the categories of cognitive bias that…
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How to Avoid Strategic Mindtraps
I’m excited to announce a brand-new course that I have developed specially for the International Competitive Intelligence Conference coming up in…
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The 5 things you should ask a futurist speaker
In a rapidly changing world, lots of event planners look to a futurist speaker to set the tone for their event. They are hoping to bring their audience…
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Back to the Future, a technology foresight handbook
Sometimes, artists do a better job at futurism than non-fiction thinkers. I maintain, for example, that the best books on the subject of technology…
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How to use trend analysis for business strategy
The basis of our work at Competitive Futures is trend analysis, the study of data that shows how the world is changing over time. This sounds very…
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An effective tool to use scenarios in your business planning
We frequently talk about future trends and trend analysis, but the story doesn’t stop there. Ultimately, your efforts in tracking trends should be all…
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Best books to get you started in futures studies
Futures studies can seem like both an esoteric art and a complex social science, impenetrable to the neophyte and indispensable for the modern leader.…
