Chapter 168

Common Scouting Failures

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Failure 1: Trend Extrapolation Assuming linear progression Fix: Look for discontinuities

Failure 2: Single Future Focus Betting on one scenario Fix: Multiple timeline planning

Failure 3: Technology Myopia Ignoring human factors Fix: Holistic scanning

Failure 4: Present Bias Over-weighting current state Fix: Future-back thinking

Failure 5: Action Paralysis Insights without execution Fix: Clear decision triggers