{"id":773,"date":"2025-10-31T10:48:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T09:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thi-science.de\/exponate\/future-navigator\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T19:27:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:27:52","slug":"future-navigator","status":"publish","type":"post_type_exhibits","link":"https:\/\/thi-science.de\/en\/exponate\/future-navigator\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Navigator"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Thinking the future, shaping change<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"720\">The <strong data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"389\">Future Navigator<\/strong> is a <strong data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"435\">digital, free toolbox<\/strong> in the form of an <strong data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"474\">interactive website<\/strong> that makes current trend developments visible, provides guidance in uncertain, volatile and complex times, and supports <strong data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"645\">small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)<\/strong> in <strong data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"666\">Region 10<\/strong> in actively shaping their future.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"923\">The application is <strong data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"773\">low-threshold and intuitive<\/strong> \u2013 ideal for companies that would like to address future-related questions and strategic foresight in a structured way with a manageable level of effort.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-roofline has-gray-dark-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2f999065b79bb460da96dc273cbd3824\">What does the Future Navigator offer?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"1230\">At its core is an <strong data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1010\">AI-powered chatbot<\/strong> that, as a personal <strong data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1053\">&#8220;Trend Navigator&#8221;<\/strong>, analyses, researches and saves industry-specific developments. This creates a <strong data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1192\">structured overview of relevant trends<\/strong> \u2013 in the region and beyond. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1504\">Building on this, a <strong data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1276\">scenario game<\/strong> invites users to explore possible futures creatively and playfully. The insights gained can then be translated into <strong data-start=\"1433\" data-end=\"1463\">concrete options for action<\/strong> for your own company using a <strong data-start=\"1404\" data-end=\"1429\">Business Model Canvas<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1894\">This combination of proven <strong data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"1557\">foresight tools<\/strong> for reflecting on the business model and for <strong data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1636\">strategic development<\/strong> represents a <strong data-start=\"1648\" data-end=\"1666\">novelty for SMEs<\/strong>. What was previously largely reserved for large companies with their own innovation departments is now also accessible to SMEs: <strong data-start=\"1811\" data-end=\"1839\">strategic foresight<\/strong> \u2013 scientifically grounded, practical and interactive. <\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1894\">How can the Future Navigator help?<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1541\">\n<li data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1298\">\n<p data-start=\"1257\" data-end=\"1298\">Early identification of relevant trends<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1344\">\n<p data-start=\"1301\" data-end=\"1344\">Development of robust future scenarios<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1345\" data-end=\"1398\">\n<p data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1398\">Deriving well-founded strategic decisions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1399\" data-end=\"1437\">\n<p data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"1437\">Leveraging innovation potential<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1438\" data-end=\"1491\">\n<p data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1491\">Strengthening a future-ready corporate culture<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1492\" data-end=\"1541\">\n<p data-start=\"1494\" data-end=\"1541\">Long-term safeguarding of competitiveness<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1543\" data-end=\"1669\">The Future Navigator is provided by the <strong data-start=\"1574\" data-end=\"1608\">Bavarian Foresight Institute<\/strong> at the <strong data-start=\"1616\" data-end=\"1653\">Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>-&gt; <strong data-start=\"2406\" data-end=\"2442\">Try the Future Navigator<\/strong> and discover how trends become strategies.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zukunftsnavigator.info\/navigator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thi-science.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/csm_250707_Zukunftsnavigator_71a7a4f1dd.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-519\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thinking the future, shaping change The Future Navigator is a digital, free toolbox in the form of an interactive website that makes current trend developments visible, provides guidance in uncertain, volatile and complex times, and supports small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Region 10 in actively shaping their future. 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