Innovation & Growth

Horizon Scanning

Identifies emerging trends, signals, and weak signals that could impact an organization

Rubric Type

qualitative-impact

Complexity

medium

Extractor

strategy

Required Inputs

SolveRight's AI extractor automatically derives these data points from your decision description:

  • ✓signal sources
  • ✓scanning taxonomy
  • ✓time horizons

Best For

ExecutivesConsultants

How Horizon Scanning Works in SolveRight

When you run a decision through SolveRight, Horizon Scanning is one of up to 155 frameworks that analyze your options simultaneously. The AI extractor identifies 3 key data points from your decision description, then the qualitative-impact rubric computes a normalized 0-100 score for each option. This score is combined with results from other frameworks to produce your overall ranking, with contradiction detection highlighting where Horizon Scanningdisagrees with other methodologies.

Horizon Scanning — Frequently Asked Questions

What is Horizon Scanning?+
Identifies emerging trends, signals, and weak signals that could impact an organization. In SolveRight, Horizon Scanning uses a qualitative-impact rubric to compute a normalized 0–100 score for each option.
When should I use Horizon Scanning?+
Horizon Scanning is best suited for Innovation & Growth decisions. It evaluates factors like signal sources, scanning taxonomy, time horizons, making it valuable when you need exploring new opportunities and creative problem-solving.
How does SolveRight use Horizon Scanning?+
SolveRight runs Horizon Scanning alongside up to 154 other frameworks simultaneously. The AI extractor identifies 3 key data points from your decision description, then the qualitative-impact rubric computes deterministic scores. If Horizon Scanning disagrees with other frameworks, contradiction detection highlights the divergence.
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