Reading Tea Leaves
Future is unpredictable. Do we have to be ready for any scenario?
Have you ever heard of Intelligent Apps? These are apps that “include technologies like virtual personal assistants (VPAs), have the potential to transform the workplace by making everyday tasks easier (prioritizing emails) and its users more effective (highlighting important content and interactions).”
Do you have an intelligent app on your smartphone? I don’t. I hadn’t heard about them until recently. However, in 2017, Gartner included them in its Top 10 Technology Trends – along with augmented reality (do you employ it often?) and blockchain.
Future is unpredictable. Gartner does a great job of analyzing technological trends and still makes mistakes.
How can a business leader work with such a level of uncertainty? How can we think strategically in a world where no one knows what will happen?
There are four fundamental approaches to the problem.
1. Scenario planning of any kind
There are many theories, methods, and tools for scenario planning. The …