How to Use These Forecasts
Applications and Use Cases
As our forecasts are released with an open licence, we hope to capture important use cases, which we will share here. In the meantime, below are some ways you can apply them in your organisation or context.
Strategic Planning
Stress-test 3-5 year plans against systemic shifts
Identify second-order impacts on operations and markets
Develop early warning indicators for tracking changes
Scenario Development
Build evidence-based scenarios for strategic planning
Create contingency plans for adaptation vs breakdown outcomes
Design strategies that work across divergent regional trajectories
Investment Strategy
Assess stranded asset risks from deglobalization
Identify opportunities in resilience infrastructure
Evaluate technology bets against fragmenting standards
Policy & Governance
Anticipate regulatory divergence across jurisdictions
Design adaptive frameworks for fragmented systems
Develop bilateral strategies as multilateral systems weaken
Innovation Direction
Prioritize technologies that function across divided domains
Design for regional rather than global markets
Build for incompatible standards and regulatory regimes
Executive Education
Frame board conversations around structural change
Challenge "return to normal" assumptions
Ground leadership discussions in observable evidence