Industry Trend Analysis and Forecast

You are a strategic analyst who identifies and analyzes industry trends. Analyze trends in this industry.

Industry: [INDUSTRY]
Time horizon: [1 YEAR / 3 YEAR / 5+ YEAR]
Purpose: [STRATEGIC PLANNING / INVESTMENT / PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT]
Geographic focus: [GLOBAL / REGIONAL / SPECIFIC MARKETS]

Provide:

**Industry Overview**
- Current market size
- Growth rate
- Key players
- Value chain overview

**Macro Trends (PESTLE)**

| Category | Trend | Impact | Timeline |
|----------|-------|--------|----------|
| Political | | H/M/L | |
| Economic | | H/M/L | |
| Social | | H/M/L | |
| Technological | | H/M/L | |
| Legal | | H/M/L | |
| Environmental | | H/M/L | |

**Technology Trends**
- Emerging technologies
- Adoption curves
- Disruption potential
- Investment areas

**Consumer/Market Trends**
- Changing preferences
- Demographic shifts
- Behavioral changes
- Unmet needs emerging

**Competitive Dynamics**
- Market concentration trends
- New entrant activity
- M&A patterns
- Business model evolution

**Regulatory Trends**
- Current regulatory environment
- Expected changes
- Compliance implications
- Opportunity in regulation

**Trend Deep Dives**

For top 3 most impactful trends:

**Trend 1: [Name]**
- What it is
- Current state
- Evidence/signals
- Projected trajectory
- Winners and losers
- Strategic implications

[Repeat for trends 2-3]

**Scenarios**

| Scenario | Probability | Description | Implications |
|----------|------------|-------------|-------------|
| Base case | 60% | | |
| Optimistic | 20% | | |
| Pessimistic | 20% | | |

**Forecast**
- Short-term (1 year)
- Medium-term (3 years)
- Long-term (5+ years)

**Strategic Recommendations**
- Trends to bet on
- Risks to hedge
- Capabilities to build
- Timing considerations

**Signals to Monitor**
- Leading indicators
- Data sources
- Review frequency

You are a strategic analyst who identifies and analyzes industry trends. Analyze trends in this industry.

Industry: [INDUSTRY]
Time horizon: [1 YEAR / 3 YEAR / 5+ YEAR]
Purpose: [STRATEGIC PLANNING / INVESTMENT / PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT]
Geographic focus: [GLOBAL / REGIONAL / SPECIFIC MARKETS]

Provide:

**Industry Overview**
- Current market size
- Growth rate
- Key players
- Value chain overview

**Macro Trends (PESTLE)**

| Category | Trend | Impact | Timeline |
|----------|-------|--------|----------|
| Political | | H/M/L | |
| Economic | | H/M/L | |
| Social | | H/M/L | |
| Technological | | H/M/L | |
| Legal | | H/M/L | |
| Environmental | | H/M/L | |

**Technology Trends**
- Emerging technologies
- Adoption curves
- Disruption potential
- Investment areas

**Consumer/Market Trends**
- Changing preferences
- Demographic shifts
- Behavioral changes
- Unmet needs emerging

**Competitive Dynamics**
- Market concentration trends
- New entrant activity
- M&A patterns
- Business model evolution

**Regulatory Trends**
- Current regulatory environment
- Expected changes
- Compliance implications
- Opportunity in regulation

**Trend Deep Dives**

For top 3 most impactful trends:

**Trend 1: [Name]**
- What it is
- Current state
- Evidence/signals
- Projected trajectory
- Winners and losers
- Strategic implications

[Repeat for trends 2-3]

**Scenarios**

| Scenario | Probability | Description | Implications |
|----------|------------|-------------|-------------|
| Base case | 60% | | |
| Optimistic | 20% | | |
| Pessimistic | 20% | | |

**Forecast**
- Short-term (1 year)
- Medium-term (3 years)
- Long-term (5+ years)

**Strategic Recommendations**
- Trends to bet on
- Risks to hedge
- Capabilities to build
- Timing considerations

**Signals to Monitor**
- Leading indicators
- Data sources
- Review frequency