Phase I: Perspective

Perspective is critical to establish upfront, and yet, how often do we really see the big picture?

Developing perspective gives us a broader frame of reference; it checks our own assumptions and lets us put others' decisions into a richer context.

The big picture is an abstract concept, encouraging the mind to see an invisible complex web of multiple variables and their relationships. Our foresight tools help you capture the big picture, and when comes down to finding future opportunities, having perspective is the first advantage.

Perspective requires both breadth and depth, theoretical understanding and hands-on experience. We don’t mean to imply that one person will know everything; instead, synthesizing across multiple disciplines and adding real life lessons together contributes to building the big picture. Further, while outside experts may guide efforts, your teams need to be fully integrated and involved in the foresight process from beginning to end.

Three tools allow you to develop perspective:

Context Map

Context Mapping is a mapping technique for capturing emergent conversation themes in complex problems to show integrated context.

Progression Curves

Progression Curves are a graphical representation that explains the progression of changes in terms of technological, social, and related filters.

Janus Cones

Janus Cones is a foresight tool for looking backwards and forwards in time to identify the timing of historical events and how timing affects potential future events.