1. In this assignment, students will identify a minimum of four trends that will come into focus within the next five years that are relevant to the topic chosen in the Stakeholder Analysis assignment.

2. Identify trends, you can use PEST (political, economic, social and technological factors) or DEFB (drivers, enablers, frictions, and blockers). With PEST, you can discuss the political factors that are driving a specific trend. For example, the government had provided a tax break for individuals driving a hybrid or electric cars. Therefore, we can forecast an increase in consumer demand for hybrid or electric cars.

3. Each trend analysis should include:

a. Current examples of the trend: events, inventions, modifications, applications, etc.

b. Current claims about the trend: statistics, quotes, papers and research, etc.

4. List of counter-trends (if applicable), with references

5. Implications for related industries

a. Trend name

b. Category description

c. Signals

d. The present-day evidence or reasoning behind your