Description
The IRI Quarterly Trends Analyzer examines the strategic environment in
which innovation and R&D take place and flags up potential trends that
you should factor into your strategic planning. At the end of each
quarter, potential trends are examined by the IRI Foresights Advisory
Board and assessed for their potential impact on innovation. In this
report, key potential trends are described and vital questions you should
ask yourself as you conduct your strategic planning are listed. In
addition, we include some interesting possibilities (‘weak signals’) at the
end of the report that we will keep an eye on to see if they will rise to the
level of an impactful trend.
Trend 1: Flipping the Script on Plastics
Trend 2: Shifting Retirement Expectations and What it May Mean for the Workforce
Trend 3: Will The Freedom of Speech Debate Impact Industry