trend-analysislisted

# trend-analysis Produces a **trajectory report**: a foresight deliverable that states the current direction of change, the observable signals behind it, the forces driving and dampening it, and the plausible forward scenarios so a reader can plan against an uncertain future. Its center of gravity is the **trajectory or scenario diagram** — a report with no such figure is not a conformant trend-analysis deliverable, because a trend without a time-anchored visual is narration, not analysis. This genre follows the widely-used IFTF/WEF/APF foresight-report pattern. That pattern is **conventional practice, not a codified format standard** — no standards body (ISO/NISO/ANSI) has codified a foresight/trend-report format, and the report must say so plainly rather than claim conformance to a named standard. ## Pattern (industry: IFTF/WEF/APF-style trajectory report) 1. **Trajectory** — the current direction of change and its recent history; the headline movement, framed as increasing / decreasing / steady where the evidence supports it. 2. **Signals** — the observable indicators behind the trajectory, each tied to a cited source. Distinguish leading from lagging signals and strong from weak ones. 3. **Drivers & Inhibitors** — the forces accelerating or dampening the trend. 4. **Scenarios** — 2 to 4 plausible forward paths over a stated horizon, with the conditions and triggers that would select each one. Note the confidence and the unknowns. 5. **Implications &