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Types of futures reports

By Robert Hickson • 08/05/2021 This post was syndicated from Ariadne - View original source


The web comic xkcd created a great (satirical) overview of the types of scientific papers. That got me thinking about the types of futures reports I commonly see.

Types of futures reports.png

 

There are very good reports out there. You just need to read with a critical eye.

 

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash


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