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

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