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Jan 29, 2025 · The 2025 Trend Report features a list of over 100 existing, emerging, and potential future trends that the APA Foresight team and our Trend Scouting Foresight Community …

Apr 29, 2025 · Social media became an outlet where I could talk about what I felt were important topics in planning that I didn't necessarily get to act on or participate in as part of my standard …

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