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  • Environmental Scanning - This text was originally printed as a chapter in A Primer for new Institutional Researchers and is reprinted here with permission from the Association for Institutional Research. The bibliographical citation is: Morrison, J. L. (1992). Environmental scanning. In M. A. Whitely, J. D. Porter, and R. H. Fenske (Eds.), A primer for new institutional researchers (pp. 86-99). Tallahassee, Florida: The Association for Institutional Research.]
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  • Environmental Scanning - A Holistic Approach to Identifying and Assessing Weak Signals of Change. This slide presentation is a good start point to get a feel for environmental scanning as a technique and tool for your planning for the future.
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  • Environmental Scanning - The Past, The Present, and The Future - The Georgia Center's Environmental Scanning program began in 1985. The program offers faculty and staff members the opportunity to participate in the strategic planning processes of the Georgia Center. This page is in interview formatto discuss the program, the last ten years, and the future.
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  • Environmental scanning - Wikipedia - For a company or organization to gain or maintain a sustainable competitive advantage, it must be ever vigilent, watching for changes in the business and social environment. It must also be agile enough to alter its strategies and plans when the need arises. This link takes you to another excellent primer on environmental scanning and how it can be used for planning and forecasting.
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  • Environmental Scanning Documents - Cabrillo Community College - This is an excellent example of how a California Community College used Environmental Scanning skills to develop a plan for the next several years for Cabrillo. It is a good case study for organizations wanting to understand how environmental scanning works and what it can tell you.
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  • Environmental Scanning for Educational Response - University Outreach and Extension programming is based on continual scanning of the environmental and by listening to Missourians, who express ongoing needs, aspirations and issues in communities throughout the state. Formal and non-formal environmental scanning allows outreach and extension to design and develop responsive programs without delay and to focus on programming priorities of the future.
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  • Environmental Scanning Principles and Processes - What is Environmental Scanning? Environmental scanning is the exploration phase of a strategic planning process. This link provides excellent basic information and a step by step guide to doing environmental scanning.
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  • Environmental Scanning Resources - The environmental scanning techniques listed here have been used widely and successfully within Cornell Cooperative Extension. Click on titles of interest for a brief description. Additional information and some example materials are available. Links to program development sites in several other states also are included.
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  • Environmental Scenarios - An Information Portal for Environmental Scenarios and Prospective Studies. Links here take you to institutions and organisations with an interest in environmental scenario analysis, to published environmental outlooks and scenario studies, as well as to other scenario-related resources.
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