Defogging the crystal ball: a four-step process for identifying world trends, potential responses and product opportunities aids Delphi's strategic planning

OVERVIEW: Although we live in a rapidly evolving world, many of the changes associated with this evolution can be anticipated with the proper analysis. Typically, significant social, economic and political changes fit general patterns, or megatrends, that change less rapidly. The different ways that...

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Published in:Research technology management 2008-05, Vol.51 (3), p.28
Main Authors: Sultan, Michel F, Mantese, Joseph V, Ulicny, Denis A, Brown, Andrew Jr
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