ABSTRACT
The tool is a procedure and a model that helps practitioners to identify future trends, which can influence their organisation and their Facilities Management (FM) strategy. When practitioners use the tool, they will get inspiration and a systematic evaluation of which impact selected global megatrends can have on their organisation and FM strategy. It provides a visual overview, and when practitioners have mapped trends and possible consequences and discussed external and internal influences, they will avoid sitting in an ivory tower to define their long-term strategic goals. The tool is used by FM management and possibly with involvement of internal key persons and external specialists. The megatrends which practitioners expect to have the greatest importance and which at the same time are uncertain should be discussed further and investigated, for instance, by the use of literature on the topic and involvement of external experts.
