What’s New on Shaping Tomorrow

Stakeholder analysis
A very important new service is introduced in this release. Stakeholder analysis provides members with the ability to add key influencers and assess their impact on the organization.

It also now provides for semi-automatic scanning of stakeholders and the adding of associated Insights.

Thanks to Jeff Baker at BP for being the guinea pig on this development.

Project tools
A series of new tools now allow members to better manage their foresight projects. These include:

• History: document how the project came about
• Tasks: manage your project
• Process: complete your checklist for success
• Interviews: identify key organizational issues or decisions
• Industry view: analyse existing and potential competition
• Mindsets: examine the prospective behaviour of future stakeholders
• Organization critique: analyse your competitive position in the marketplace
• Future brief: describe what the future potentially hold
• Brief check: ensure the quality and style of your ‘Future’brief’
• Visioning: determine a compelling image of a preferred future

Summary pages
Members can now print out individual Insights and Trends.

Thanks to Arthritis Victoria for this suggestion.

Worldview
Every tool on the site has been enhanced with the inclusion of an article on how to avoid cognitive bias.

Thanks to Walter Derzko, Smart Economy for his contributions to Worldview.

Full text can be accessed here.