This book offers a compact introduction to the topic of trend management
in companies. Fundamental decisions in companies are based on
assumptions about future developments in markets and society and diverse
technologies. Trend management is a useful tool to discover and
understand these developments and thus generates a solid basis for
decision making. Although it is mostly applied in strategy development,
many more company tasks may profit from it. The author explains the
individual activities and results of trend management, and how a sound
process can be established in a company. Trend management is a powerful
tool at the interface of futures knowledge and concrete entrepreneurial
decisions. The book shows how these insights can be transferred into the
operational processes of a company. It will serve as a useful guide for
interested newcomers as well as for experienced trend managers to
recognize opportunities and risks at an early stage and to open up new
scope for action for their company.