The Scanning Process

This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the process of environmental scanning. It goes in depth by describing different methods used in environmental scanning.

Scanning methods

Common flaws

  • Choice: same tool every time, attempting too much rigor, attempting too much creativity. 
  • Application: excluding participation, process inflexibility. 
  • Communication: no explicit time horizon, theoretical base or values, too much complexity, no dialogue or action.