Trend analysis for boards
The trends that matter to your board, and when they arrive.
A board-level view of the technologies, trends and global shifts that will affect your organisation, with timings and the questions directors should ask.
Trend analysis for boards identifies which technologies, trends and global shifts will affect an organisation, when each is expected to arrive and what the board should do about it. The 311 Institute draws on the 311 Starburst, its live map of more than 1,000 emerging technologies and more than 1,000 trends, and Matthew Griffin briefs your directors in person first, anywhere in the world.
Outputs
What you receive
- The technologies and trends that matter to you, with timings
- Their impact on your industry, markets and business functions
- The questions directors should put to management
- Agreed next steps and signposts to watch
How 311 does it
Anticipate, Assess, Act
Every 311 Institute foresight engagement follows the same three steps, researched by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
Anticipate
What is coming? We scan for the signals, technologies and trends that matter to you, and when each is likely to arrive.
Assess
Why should we care? We work out what each change means for your organisation, your sector, your markets and your people.
Act
What do we do about it? We turn the insight into decisions, signposts to watch and clear next steps your leaders own.
In short
What your board gets
- What does the board get?
- The technologies and trends that matter to your organisation, when each is expected to go mainstream, the opportunities and threats, and the questions directors should ask management.
- How is it delivered?
- As a private briefing, in person first in your boardroom anywhere in the world, or by video when travel is not possible.
- What is it based on?
- The 311 Starburst and research on your sector by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
- How long is it?
- The length is agreed with you when we scope the briefing, so it fits your board agenda.
Who it is for
Built for the people who decide
Board directors and chairs
Who oversee strategy, risk and long-term value.
Audit, risk and technology committees
Who need to understand emerging risks early.
Chief executives and executive committees
Who prepare the board's strategy discussions.
Government and public sector boards
Who need an independent view of change.
How it works
What happens
- ScopeA short call to agree what your board needs to know and decide.
- AnalyseThe 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit maps the trends that matter to your sector, competitors and markets.
- BriefMatthew briefs the board in the room, with time for challenge and questions.
- DecideThe board leaves with the questions to put to management and clear next steps.
Formats
In person first, virtual when you need it
In person (recommended)
In your boardroom, offices or offsite, anywhere in the world.
Virtual
A video session when travel is not possible.
Before a board decision
Ahead of a strategy, investment or risk decision.
Annual
A yearly trends briefing for the board, with updates in between.
Fees depend on the format, location and scope. Send a brief and we reply within one working day with a proposal.
Proof
Board and leadership work
- An executive briefing on AI for boardsWhere AI is heading and the decisions boards should take now
- The Global AI Power Index 202693 countries ranked
- Annual Trends CodexThe megatrends shaping what comes next
- SamsungShaped their 50-year Centennial vision of the future.
- WPPKey role in their global restructuring for the AI era.
- United NationsAdvised at UN summits, including COP28.
“Truly enjoyed your session… already spoken with my leadership team about it”
Tim Arel, COO, FAA
“Very impressed… inline with the direction of the UAE”
Saeed Ali Al Shamsi, UAE Government (Foreign Office)
Foresight tools
The 311 tools behind the work
The 311 Starburst
More than 1,000 emerging technologies and more than 1,000 trends, mapped by when each is expected to reach the mainstream.
ExploreThe 311 Foresight Atlas
The world's foresight and futures organisations, listed A to Z and never ranked.
ExploreThe daily foresight brief
Every day the 311 Foresight Tower reads the world's news on 15 global categories and writes a short brief.
ExploreThe 311 Prediction Benchmark
We publish every prediction before it happens, then mark it against a public source, hits and misses together.
ExploreStrategic Foresight for Leaders
A 137-page codex by Matthew Griffin on how to run your own strategic foresight programmes. Free to download.
ExploreTrusted by leadership teams at
and more than 500 organisations in 102 countries
- Accenture
- Adidas
- Coca-Cola
- IATA
- KPMG
- Microsoft
- PepsiCo
- Qualcomm
- Samsung
- Siemens Energy
- Workday
Answers
Common questions
What is trend analysis for boards?
A board-level view of which technologies, trends and global shifts will affect the organisation, when each is expected to arrive and what the board should do about it.
Which trends do you cover?
Technology, economic, environmental, political and societal trends, and the emerging technologies behind them, from the 311 Starburst.
Is the briefing confidential?
Yes. It is a closed-door session for your board and invited executives.
Can it focus on our industry?
Yes. Every briefing is prepared for your sector, competitors and markets.
How much does a trends briefing for the board cost?
Fees depend on the format, location and scope. Send a brief and we reply within one working day with a proposal.
Briefing for your board or leadership team
A private, closed-door briefing on what is coming and what to do about it, in person first, anywhere in the world.
Enquire
Tell us what you need.
Matthew works in person first, so tell us where and when. We reply within one working day.
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Keynotes
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ExploreExecutive briefings
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ExploreLeadership workshops
Hands-on sessions that turn the future into decisions.
ExploreCommission a report
Research on the question your organisation needs answered.
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