The Art of Inference - Case Study Based Approach to Understanding the Changing Bigger Picture

Both the fresh faced as well as the more experienced practitioner may face a business culture that only relies on facts. If it is not written down, it’s not to be believed. Previous networking events have made reference to how ‘data’ gets turned into ‘information’ which in turn turns into ‘intelligence’. The podium challenges that with the ‘art of inference’, defined as being aware of anomalies, a unique set of events and discontinuities that creates a pattern which is the essence of inference. Creating insight into change requires dealing with the new, the new with no history and no experts. Richard Shearing of Williams Inferences Services aims to ensure participants benefit from:

Understanding the ‘what’ and ‘process’ behind ‘inferential scanning’, the search for the unintended message

The importance of alternative sources without trends and experts

Case studies focused on how companies have focused on gaining an early warning into new patterns of change that saw them anticipate and profit from a changing world

As ever, there will be the opportunity for light refreshment and to engage with peers and practitioners warmly.