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In this CIO Innovation Insider, I wanted to share with you an experience had by a CIO I met with recently, that highlights the importance of understanding hard and soft trends, and how they impact planning and how to address them when working with units across your business.
Major Take-Aways from This CIO Innovation Insider:
- Learning what hard and soft trends are, and how they differ
- How to address hard and soft trends when working with units across your business
- The potential happen results of trying to defend against a hard trend
Resources:
- Offense Versus Defense – ‘A’ Class CIO’s Evaluate the Impact of Blockchain Now
- Blockchain is a great example of a hard trend that is becoming disruptive rather quickly
- How to Create an Anticipatory vs. Agile Organization with Daniel Burrus
- This podcast interview I did with Daniel Burrus is all about understanding the difference between hard and soft trends and how that understanding can be used in evaluating risk in your business
- Improve Planning By Separating Hard Trends From Soft Trends
- A great piece by Daniel Burrus on hard versus soft trends and how they impact business planning
