For a successful action-oriented futures intelligence operation, you need both centralized and decentralized elements. Distributed foresight combines both.
Having a solid baseline is one of the most important things in monitoring.
Let's imagine you're a company who needs to understand technological shifts in your industry.
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Siksi tämän vuoden teemana on #toiveikastulevaisuus 🌱
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Build your foresight workflow with FIBRES. Save signals, understand trends, and summarize findings for different purposes, like strategy and innovation.
Collecting inputs from your employees is a step towards great foresight.
One of our customers uses an internal discussion channel to push employee inputs into FIBRES.
How do you enable your employees to take part in horizon scanning?
#collaborativeforesight
Megatrends reflect the biggest changes of our time. But what to do with this knowledge?
Follow along this tutorial to build your own megatrend radar from existing trend data (@elinafuturist's 10 megatrends for 2020s): hubs.li/H0_s0Bv0
If you’re not systematically collecting bits and pieces of information about the future of your operating environment, you’re missing out.
#continuousforesight
Good news to all strategists and innovators using @Feedly! You can now easily include Feedly articles in your futures intelligence.
We've been testing the Custom Sharing feature and it works like magic 🪄 Here's how to set it up between Feedly and FIBRES: hubs.ly/H0_n1YX0
Where does your company collect information about the future operating environment?
🌟 Industry news
🌟 Employee observations
🌟 Weak signals
🌟 Emerging trends and technologies
🌟 Competitor activities
Daimler built a hub for future topics with FIBRES: hubs.ly/H0W18b30
Collective intelligence, collaborative foresight, and participatory futures rely on the same principle: involving more people to get better insights about the future.
Interesting case study by @ilanalipsett 🙌 #foresight#collectiveintelligencehubs.li/H0VZ41x0
Trend radars are among the most powerful tools in foresight. Before rushing to compile your trend radar, there are a few questions that you should answer, or the result risks being shallow. #trendradar#technologyradarhubs.li/H0V3GC90
As a leader in an established company you need to:
✔️ Turn the changes in your business environment to your advantage.
✔️ Guide people with a clear picture of what you believe your future environment will be like.
That's strategic foresight. hubs.li/H0VpcGW0
Successful companies regularly take a step back to evaluate their situation in the big picture.
Lumon, a company manufacturing balcony and terrace glazing products, has found major megatrends like urbanization, climate change, and population aging to support its growth.
Lately, with new members joining the team (more on that later!), we've been spending some time with foresight and strategy classics.
In 1996, Michael E. Porter wrote a piece on the essence of strategy. Even after 25 years, it remains a relevant read 🎯 hubs.li/H0LS_900