A set of research approaches for seeking signs of potential change to come in one’s operating environment
- The degree of formality and directedness of a scanning activity depends on how specific the knowledge needs of the situation are.
- Scanning is also regarded by many as a fundamental ongoing practice: as events unfold and contexts morph from one day (or year) to the next, the possible, probable, and preferable futures that need to be considered shift too.
- Scanning attention is often guided using a framework like the widely used mnemonic STEEP: Social, Technological, Economic, Environmental, and Political. These lenses prompt the researcher to attend to different facets of change; for when seeking to understand ...