What Drives SWOT Hunter?

We Live in Dynamic Times

While the world we know changes daily, moment by moment, change appears to be occurring at a quicker rate.  There are a number of theories that appear to support this apparent dynamic, a number of the theories revolve around increased global communications that allow people to communicate and express ideas that foment change within nanoseconds.  These communications cross international borders, escaping most monitoring services at an unbelievable rate.  At first, the change may only be like an underwater tremor in that the center of the change may escape notice other than a small ripple.  However, as the change continues to ripple and gain momentum the change may turn into a tsunami.  The impacts of change can be devastating.

Examples of Change and the Impacts of Change

Such changes result in the overthrowing of governments such as the Arab Spring in 2011, to Occupy Wall Street Movements of 2011, or even the identification of new economic streams/patterns/shifts such as those recognized in Richard Florida’s books, The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community, and Everyday Life, The Great Reset: How the Post-Crash Economy Will Change the Way We Live and Work and Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life. 

Recognizing Change

The results of these changes vary, some positive/some negative, but change occurs regardless.  The point here is that if we fail to recognize change by not improving our own Situational Awareness (SA), we may fail to recognize Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities or Threats (SWOT).  If we fail in having a SWOT-based Situational Awareness we will be unable to adapt to changing situations as they develop.  An example of this are the current economic challenges many in the US are facing today; too many a surprise- a Threat, but to those situationally aware- an expected time whereby they postured themselves years ago to reap rewards today- an Opportunity. 

Hence SWOT Hunter

The site SWOT Hunter represents one person’s approach to identifying and recognizing change; about adapting to change; about exposing change to oneself and for others for purposes of shared situational awareness which could lead one to take action.    The site intends to identify triggers that can result in change, some immediate, some long term.  Immediate changes may be in the form of new means to make money; long term issues may refer to issues such the drug cartel problem based in Mexico that is crossing over into the United States that may impact small town USA in terms of gangs and or corrupting our own police which can contribute to the breakdown of American society.  The changes may be political, economic, scientific, military, educational, etc…

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