Trends
Judge a trend on three things: a real setting, a standard, and someone paying.
Three tests
Concept without a setting disappears in about two years; a setting without standards moves slowly; only paid adoption reaches the department.
- Look for routine use, not a one-off pilot
- Check whether guidelines or consensus mention it
- See whether procurement catalogues list it
How to keep up
A quarterly pass over conference programmes and guideline updates beats daily news scrolling.
Trend commentary only; not investment or procurement advice.