Then begin the round robin process to post nominations from individual group members to the flip chart. We will spend 20 minutes this part of the exercise. The criteria for voting is for you to select the five most critical trends. The next exercise is to identify potential events that could affect the future of higher education if they occurred. We will change group leadership roles for this exercise.
Events are unambiguous and confirmable.
When they occur, the future is different. Event identification and analysis is critical in anticipatory planning. Each person on a planning team may agree with this statement, but may also interpret it differently. In the next election, the political right gains control of Congress and the presidency. Or Minorities become the majority in 10 states.