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The Common Mistakes Futurists Make

Small Business Labs

Because of the Internet, there are plenty of sources of trends and trend forecasts - Small Business Labs being an example.   Other examples can be found here. There are no known examples of futurists, clairvoyants or other forecasters accurately predicting the future on a consistent basis.

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Bioteams Part 4: The Team Organization Zone

BioTeams

For example, an on-going scientific debate is whether viruses are alive or not. Examples of important organisational catalysts include brokers (to identify prospective customers) and coaches (to help the team get better at working together). According to Maturana, viruses are not truly alive as they are not self-organising networks.