Horizon Scanning: template
Published 29 August 2024
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This is an example of a Horizon Scanning template; please adapt to the user’s needs. Read other Futures Toolkit resources.
| Overarching horizon scanning question: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic of scan: What issue/ threat/ opportunity/ signal of change have you identified? | Date submitted: | Submitted by: Name, organisation | ||
| Potential scale of impact: 1. Small – 5. Large | Certainty of outcome: 1. Low – 5. High | Impact time horizon: e.g next 5 years/ 10+ years | PESTLE category. Highlight: Political, Environmental, Social, Technological, Legislative, Economic | |
| Description: [Include: what this scan is about, how it relates to the horizon scanning question, why you think it is important, key evidence, links to other relevant material] | ||||
| Source/s and further reading: | ||||
| Keywords: |