how to be a good trendspotter and early adopter

Learn how to be a good trendspotter

and an early adopter

Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

1. Why ?

Early Adopters

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2. Advantages

3. Disadvantages

5. What do they do that is different?Trend spotters

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“ Everyone can be a futurist ...

and ought to be ”Kathryn Greenhill http://librariansmatter.com

4What do we know?

1. Name some early adoters and

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2. What do they do that is different?

3. Where do these things fit in ?

Attitude

Organisational Support

Work/ Life balance

Being heard

Being connected

• Why?• Advantages?• Disadvantages?• Name some early adopters and trend spotters• What do they do that is different?• How do these things fit in?

– Time– Money– Attitude– Organisational support– Work / Life balance

• Being heard or being connected ?

Photo credits• ..."I SEE THEM!"...(wait...just look down!) Uploaded to Flickr on June 15, 2006 by axiepics

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