Navigation

shapingtomorrow.com

11

To access our full content:

Either click Add Sources or View Forecasts under FORWARD INTEL on the right of the front page

OR

Search for your interest topic using the FORECASTS dialog box

All Rights Reserved 1

shapingtomorrow.com

22

Learn one page in our content database you learn them allSeven key capabilities: YOUR PROFILE, GUIDE, FORECASTS, CHALLENGES, REPORTS, DECISIONS, MEMBERSClick these to reveal drop-downs and contentContent pages backwards through time: latest contributions firstUse the center panel dashboard to narrow and present the content as you desire. Once you have searched for your topic you only have to use the center panel dashboard to find all we know about its likely future.- Story your chosen future topic in text form

- Respond to the forecasts and develop your strategies in real-time

- Visualize and aggregate analysis of your chosen topic

- Filter your search term to achieve more precise results

- Help yourself to learning more about the above capabilities

NOTE: Three other left-hand buttons will appear only when you do a simple search on an interest topic, You can find more background surrounding the FORECASTS here.

CONTEXT: circumstances and facts about your interest topicDIMENSIONS: indicators of importance and magnitudeALTERNATIVES: courses of action or reaction that may arise


shapingtomorrow.com

33

Here you can change your settings to:

Make your Profile 100% complete

Manage your set Email subscriptions

Check your site Competency level

View your Purchase History

Set your topic Interests

Discover your thinking Style

View your Sources log and remove those that find little


shapingtomorrow.com

44

Switch views between - Forecasts* - Insights - Sources - Members - Questions

or switch views between

- ‘My’: your private content - ‘Our’: your organization’s private content

- ‘All’*: public content

or switch views between - latest added*, earliest added or

alphabetically

* default


shapingtomorrow.com

55

Use single keywords to find content of high relevance to you

Strings of words produce many variable and unrelated results

Use inverted commas to search for strings or Boolean expressions like AND or OR

Use both singular AND plural of your search expression for best results

Do not use common words like trends, future etc. in your search expression

Switch view from Forecasts to Insights, Sources, Members or Questions


shapingtomorrow.com

66

Use these controls to manage your work:

Click the title: to view the original contentTag: use descriptors to bookmark your

favorites, assign project names, track competitors etc.

Refer: link one piece of content to anotherReport: create your own report from the

content and send to associatesShare: email to associates and share the

content on social media sitesForum: dialogue with others, critique and/or

add your viewsAssess: add your own evaluations


shapingtomorrow.com

77

Home: return to the site front page

Invite: to tell your associates about us

Feedback: to tell us what you think of the service

Glossary: a comprehensive explanation of the most common words used in relation to strategic foresight

Library: unearth the world’s best strategic thinking resources

Print: to publish our content (DeskPDF required)

Logout: to leave the service

Visit our Facebook, Twitter, Ning and LinkedIn sites


shapingtomorrow.com

88

Begin exploring the serviceConsult the other detailed help ‘GUIDES’ hereLearn how to get ahead of rivalsContact us if you have any difficulties or would

like up to 40 minutes free, online training

We are here to help. Feel free to contact us+44 (0) 1273 [email protected]: shapingtomorrowAsk Athena

“We are here to help you makebetter strategy decisions today, faster and cheaper than ever before”


Education

Navigation