Appendix: Global Trends
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Organizations anticipate,forecast,and assess future events using a variety of rational,scientific methods including:
Trend analysis
Trend monitoring
Trend projection
All of these
What is trend analysis?
When numerical data are available, a trend can be plotted to display changes through time and into the future
A trend is examined to identify its nature, causes, speed of development, and potential impacts
Trends viewed as particularly important in a specific community, industry, or sector are carefully monitored, watched, and reported to key decision makers
Complex systems can be modeled by means of mathematical equations and different scenarios can be run against the model to determine "what if" analysis
What is trend monitoring?
When numerical data are available, a trend can be plotted to display changes through time and into the future
A trend is examined to identify its nature, causes, speed of development, and potential impacts
Trends viewed as particularly important in a specific community, industry, or sector are carefully monitored, watched, and reported to key decision makers
Complex systems can be modeled by means of mathematical equations and different scenarios can be run against the model to determine "what if" analysis
What is trend projection?
When numerical data are available, a trend can be plotted to display changes through time and into the future
A trend is examined to identify its nature, causes, speed of development, and potential impacts
Trends viewed as particularly important in a specific community, industry, or sector are carefully monitored, watched, and reported to key decision makers
Complex systems can be modeled by means of mathematical equations and different scenarios can be run against the model to determine "what if" analysis
What is historical analysis?
When numerical data are available, a trend can be plotted to display changes through time and into the future
A trend is examined to identify its nature, causes, speed of development, and potential impacts
Trends viewed as particularly important in a specific community, industry, or sector are carefully monitored, watched, and reported to key decision makers
Events are studied to anticipate the outcome of current developments