The Scanning Process

Ways of seeing

Successful seeing relies on synthesizing and fragmenting disparate narratives into "meaningful wholes" or new patterns. Rather than breaking up information into pieces, a manager's, policymaker's, and consultant's intuition and vision is needed for the opposite reason. 

Figure 27. Ways of seeing - Starburst. Courtesy of Shaping Tomorrow 

A critical part of Horizon Scanning is being able to read a scanning hit for what it says about the future and being able to extend your worldview beyond today's paradigms.