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Course syllabus - Trendspotting in theory and practice
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
INO106
Valid from
Autumn semester 2015
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G1N (First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Innovation Technology
School
School of Innovation, Design and Engineering
Ratified
2015-02-02
Status
This syllabus is not current and will not be given any more
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Articles
Potentials of collaborative foresight for SMEs
Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 30(6), 2018
URL: Link
On concepts and methods in horizon scanning: Lessons from initiating policy dialogues on emerging issues
Science and Public Policy, Volume 39, 2012
URL: Link
The Big Picture - trends, drivers, wild cards, discontinuities and weak signals
Futures : the Journal of Policy, Planning and Futures Studies, 43(3), 2011
URL: Link
How do companies envisage the future? Functional foresight approaches
Engineeering Management in Production and Services, 9 (4)), pp. 21-33 DOI: 10.1515/emj-2017-0028, 2017
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Articles
Potentials of collaborative foresight for SMEs
Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 30(6), 2018
URL: Link
On concepts and methods in horizon scanning: Lessons from initiating policy dialogues on emerging issues
Science and Public Policy, Volume 39, 2012
URL: Link
The Big Picture - trends, drivers, wild cards, discontinuities and weak signals
Futures : the Journal of Policy, Planning and Futures Studies, 43(3), 2011
URL: Link
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Reference literature
Risk Intelligence - Learning To Manage What We Dont Know
Boston Massachusetts; Harvard Business School Press, 2006
Futuring: The Exploration of the Future
Bethesda, Maryland: World Future Society, 2004
The secret language of competitive intelligence : how to see through and stay ahead of business disruptions, distortions, rumors, and smoke screens
1st ed. : New York : Crown Business, c2006. - viii, 309 p.
ISBN: 0-609-61089-9 LIBRIS-ID: 10201380
URL: Link
Omvärldsanalys i praktiken
2. uppl. : Stockholm : Liber, 2014 - 182 s.
ISBN: 9789147116348 LIBRIS-ID: 16533242
Early Warning - Using Competitive Intelligence to Anticipate Market Shifts, Control Risk and Create Powerful Strategies
New York, Amacom, 2004
Blink : den intuitiva intelligensen
Stockholm : Prisma, 2006 - 230 s.
ISBN: 91-518-4663-2 (inb.) LIBRIS-ID: 10007482
Blink : the power of thinking without thinking
London : Penguin, 2006, c2005. - viii, 296 p.
ISBN: 978-0-14-101459-3 LIBRIS-ID: 16681742
Den uppmärksamma organisationen : från business intelligence till intelligent business
Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2002 - 171 s.
ISBN: 91-44-01633-6 : 378:00 LIBRIS-ID: 8435222
Kommunikativt ledarskap : den nya tidens ledarskap i värdeskapande nätverk
1. uppl. : Stockholm : Norstedts akademiska förlag, 2009 - 224 s.
ISBN: 978-91-7227-618-5 LIBRIS-ID: 11202597
Thinking about the Future - Guidelines for Strategic Foresight
Washington D.C. Social Technologies, 2006
Everything we know is wrong! : the trendspotter's handbook
Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Business, 2011 - 166 p.
ISBN: 978-981-4328-05-0 LIBRIS-ID: 13576278
4 Steps to the Future - A quick and Clean Guide to Creating Foresight
Vision Foresight Strategy LLC, Honolulu, 2016
The Art of the Long View - Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World
New York, Currency Doubleday, 1991
Försprång : omvärldsanalys i den nya digitala världen
1. uppl. : Stockholm : Liber, 2015 - 229 s.
ISBN: 9789147116850 LIBRIS-ID: 17642591
Peripheral vision : detecting the weak signals that will make or break your company
Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School, cop. 2006 - 248 s.
ISBN: 1-4221-0154-1 LIBRIS-ID: 12445136
URL: Link
Reflexive methodology : new vistas for qualitative research
London : SAGE, 2000 - viii, 319 s.
ISBN: 0803977069 LIBRIS-ID: 8310142
Other Materials
This course is based on a variety of scientific articles that is introduced in each work-package and available at https://www.mdh.se/bibliotek
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Books
Risk Intelligence - Learning To Manage What We Dont Know
Boston Massachusetts; Harvard Business School Press, 2006
Futuring: The Exploration of the Future
Bethesda, Maryland: World Future Society, 2004
The secret language of competitive intelligence : how to see through and stay ahead of business disruptions, distortions, rumors, and smoke screens
1st ed. : New York : Crown Business, c2006. - viii, 309 p.
ISBN: 0-609-61089-9 LIBRIS-ID: 10201380
URL: Link
Omvärldsanalys i praktiken
2. uppl. : Stockholm : Liber, 2014 - 182 s.
ISBN: 9789147116348 LIBRIS-ID: 16533242
Early Warning - Using Competitive Intelligence to Anticipate Market Shifts, Control Risk and Create Powerful Strategies
New York, Amacom, 2004
Blink : den intuitiva intelligensen
Stockholm : Prisma, 2006 - 230 s.
ISBN: 91-518-4663-2 (inb.) LIBRIS-ID: 10007482
Blink : the power of thinking without thinking
London : Penguin, 2006, c2005. - viii, 296 p.
ISBN: 978-0-14-101459-3 LIBRIS-ID: 16681742
Den uppmärksamma organisationen : från business intelligence till intelligent business
Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2002 - 171 s.
ISBN: 91-44-01633-6 : 378:00 LIBRIS-ID: 8435222
Kommunikativt ledarskap : den nya tidens ledarskap i värdeskapande nätverk
1. uppl. : Stockholm : Norstedts akademiska förlag, 2009 - 224 s.
ISBN: 978-91-7227-618-5 LIBRIS-ID: 11202597
Thinking about the Future - Guidelines for Strategic Foresight
Washington D.C. Social Technologies, 2006
Everything we know is wrong! : the trendspotter's handbook
Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Business, 2011 - 166 p.
ISBN: 978-981-4328-05-0 LIBRIS-ID: 13576278
4 Steps to the Future - A quick and Clean Guide to Creating Foresight
Vision Foresight Strategy LLC, Honolulu, 2016
The Art of the Long View - Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World
New York, Currency Doubleday, 1991
Försprång : omvärldsanalys i den nya digitala världen
1. uppl. : Stockholm : Liber, 2015 - 229 s.
ISBN: 9789147116850 LIBRIS-ID: 17642591
Peripheral vision : detecting the weak signals that will make or break your company
Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School, cop. 2006 - 248 s.
ISBN: 1-4221-0154-1 LIBRIS-ID: 12445136
URL: Link
Reflexive methodology : new vistas for qualitative research
London : SAGE, 2000 - viii, 319 s.
ISBN: 0803977069 LIBRIS-ID: 8310142
Other Materials
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Other materials
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Other materials
A list of recommended reading and other resources are presented at Blackboard
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Objectives
The objective is to provide the student with relevant theories and practical skills in trendspotting.
Learning outcomes
After completed the course, the student shall be be able to:
1. apply a critical approach to the data produced,
2. reflect in a nuanced way about current and future trends and tendencies with an innovation perspective,
3. describe theories and methods applicable to trend spotting and trend analysis,
4. explain the role and function of trend trend watching in an organization and
5. work methodically according to the 7-step model or equivalent in a trend-spotting process.
Course content
Students will, through theoretical studies, report writing and exercises, understand the role of trendspotting in innovation processes. Source criticism and context awareness are emphasized. Relevant methods and models will be introduced in the process.
Tuition
The tuition is carried out through lectures, assignments and practical orientated exercises.
Requirements
General entry requirements
Examination
Exercise (INL1), individual assignment, 0,5 credit, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G), (examines learning outcome 4)
Exercise (INL2), individual assignment, 0,5 credit, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G), (examines learning outcome 1)
Exercise (INL3), individual assignment, 0,5 credit, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G), (examines learning outcomes 4 and 5)
Exercise (INL4), individual assignment, 1 credit, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G), (examines learning outcome 5)
Exercise (INL5), individual assignment, 2 credits, marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG), (examines learning outcomes1 and 3)
Exercise (INL6), individual assignment, 3 credits, marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG), (examines learning outcomes 2, 4 and 5)
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Interim Regulations and Other Regulations
The course completely overlaps with the courses KIT463, KIN463 and INO101 (Trendspotting).