Scanning the external environment is a critical activity for entrepreneurs, managers, and leaders of organizations. The effort will help understand trends in the general environment and to predict their implications for the organization. The purpose is the detect early signals of potential changes in the general environment that could impact the organizations. The report should be used to assess if a change in the strategy is needed and adjust the organization.

1. Identify several trends that are occurring. Consider trends that are occurring in the United States, nation, or globally. Identify seven different trends.
2. From those trends, select the two trends that you consider most important
3. After you have described the trend, think about the one industry that will have a positive impact as a result of the trend and an industry that will have a negative impact as a result of the trend.

Your post should look similar to the following example:

PART 1: List of trends:

• Trend #1
• Trend #2
• ........
• Trend #7

PART 2:

1. Describe the trend:
2. The Industry that will have a positive impact:
3. The industry that will have a negative impact: