Radar building 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.
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.
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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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