Do you have 20-20 vision?
Have you pictured where you and your organization will be in the year 2020? The fact that today’s environment is unpredictable and turbulent provides all the more reason to identify your “north star” for long-term navigation. Consider:

• What are your current special skills and competitive advantages?
• Will they still be needed in 2020?
• What key trends in technology, products, and demographics will affect your markets and offerings, creating opportunity or threat to your current business model?
• Where will unexpected competition come from? Will you see it coming?
• Do you have a succession plan for your key people? What new skills are you developing to meet the challenges of 2020?

Ten years ago, Apple had not changed the music industry, cell phones were for voice transmission, “Google” was still a funny word to most people, FaceBook and MySpace didn’t exist, and Detroit was building bigger and bigger vehicles. In the next ten years, what trends and innovations will change your world?????