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Foresight radars guide: how to track future trends and technologies with radars

If you want to see the future at a glance, a trend radar is your window. Building your own radar turns scattered insights into a clear, visual story – and shows how emerging technologies, market shifts, and societal changes might reshape your world.

Foresight radars guide

About this guide

What is a trend radar and why it matters

A trend radar is a foresight tool that maps trends, weak signals, and technologies by relevance and maturity. It helps you and your team track what’s changing, prioritize where to act, and communicate your foresight insights visually. For innovation, R&D, or strategy teams, it’s an essential way to turn complexity into clarity.

Who this guide is for

This guide is for foresight and innovation professionals who want to move beyond spreadsheets and static reports. Whether you’re creating your first radar or refining a mature foresight process, you’ll find practical steps, proven frameworks, and inspiration to make your radar truly actionable.

What you’ll find inside

Discover expert tips, real-world examples, and recommended tools to design, build, and maintain trend and technology radars that drive engagement. Learn how leading foresight teams keep their radars alive, and how you can do the same.

Build your own radar with FIBRES

FIBRES makes radar building effortless. With our interactive foresight platform, you can visualize your trends dynamically, share insights across teams, and keep your radar always current. Start turning future uncertainties into strategic opportunities today.

Foresight radars guide

Foresight fundamentals

Master the basics of radar building with these instructional articles.

Timing your trends right: how to set effective horizons for your trend radar

When building a trend radar, you’re not just organizing information—you’re creating a tool that helps you anticipate and navigate the future. While the sectors in your trend radar allow you to...

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Cooking the perfect foresight pizza: choosing sectors for your trend radar

When it comes to strategic foresight and future-proofing your business, few tools are as powerful as a trend radar. A well-constructed trend radar can help you understand the trends heading your way,...

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5 impressive examples of trend radars on the web

Have you considered publishing your company's future views as an interactive trend radar? You're not alone – right now publicly available trend radars are popping up all over the internet.

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Building a trend radar: a beginner's guide

Trend radars are among the most powerful tools in foresight. They're easy to digest, they make foresight work tangible, and management loves them.

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Foresight radars guide

Practitioner Q&A

Dive deeper with answers to key questions from foresight experts.

Try FIBRES for building your radars

FIBRES is a purpose-built tool for managing your own trend and tech radars with ease. With our radar builder, you can quickly design your custom radar layouts and populate them with your own trends and technologies.

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