The future is uncertain, which makes us look at it with a lot of excitement and anticipation. But can we still predict with certainty that a particular phenomenon would occur in the future? There is a trend which is followed in the present and there is always scope for something better to replace the present trend. This scope can be considered as a lacuna or void, which gets identified/noticed by a select few who feel that the present is incomplete and some correction is imperative. Out of these select few, only one or two individuals would take an initiative to fill that void by criticizing the convention that is shaping the present. The initiatives of these individuals to bring about a change strikes a chord with many more who feel the same way and their collective support gives rise to a changed way of visualizing the situation which drives an action plan for better preparedness for the future. Businesses today need to build an effective ‘radar’. This involves developing systematic, organization-wide approaches to scan the future external environment for opportunities and challenges. This paper endeavors to find answers to questions like how to handle uncertainties and be prepared for the future.

The word Future conjures a lot of excitement and anticipation among each one of us. Since there is always an element of uncertainty associated with future, we all want to know it much before it comes. This might probably be the reason behind the thriving businesses of tarot card reading, horoscope prediction, palmistry, numerology, etc. Since there is always an element of risk involved as future encompasses uncertainty, people accept the advice given by the so-called experts in future prediction like adding an extra letter to their name, paying a premium to register vehicles with some special number combinations, and conducting various rituals to ward off uncomfortable situations which might arise in the future.

But a very pertinent question that arises is: Can we still predict with certainty that a particular phenomenon would occur in the future?

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