HORIZON SCANNINGThe Investment Litmus Test

Automobile Industries

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An orderly methodHere we use the SATERPLIDE acronym to prompt the scan for future events and

their consequences. The segments are:

• Social (See Maslows’s Hierarchy of Human Needs)• Approach (First response to an issue)• Technology (Applying our innovation to reliable approaches)• Economic (The benefits in productivity from technology)• Resources (Human and Natural, required and consumed)• Political (Ownership rights of tribes to resources)• Legal (Administration of political resolutions)• International (Resolution of international differences)• Demographic (Population shift to better circumstances)• Environment (Built by Humans and by Nature, our impact)

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An orderly method

• Note that there is a series of cause-and-effect relationships going around the circle.

• This discovery

technique ensures thorough scanning in our due diligence process.

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SOCIAL SegmentMaslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs

Creativity

Respect

Acceptance

Comfort

SurvivalIf your life is at risk, you may compromise on the items above survival

A roof over your head

Observing local customs

What do you know?

Problem Solving

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Human Need: Fast transport between home and workplaceTraffic jams are everywhere

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APPROACH Segment

What to do if your human needs are being frustrated?

NEED APPROACHSurvival Flee, Fight,

Comfort Build, Adapt

Acceptance Join, Communicate

Respect Learn, Teach

Creativity Design, Invent

Work from home

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TECHNOLOGY Segment

How to make a successful approach re-useable & reliable?

The home office is now well equipped

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ECONOMIC SegmentHow does the technology improve the quality of life?Working from home makes time available for other activities

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RESOURCES SegmentWhat are the human and natural resources required to sustain the economic

activity? – Energy & Internet to start with

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POLITICAL SegmentAutomobiles industry supply chains have political intersections between the

suppliers of the various resources. (Tesla manufacturing shown below)

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LEGAL SegmentAutomobiles require detailed regulation for their use.

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INTERNATIONAL SegmentHow are differences between international systems resolved?

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DEMOGRAPHIC Segment

What is the impact of economic success of air travel on population mix and location?

In the case of China, manufacturing activities of all kinds have resulted in migration towards the east coast. Automobiles are central to this.

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ENVIRONMENT SegmentWhat is the impact of economic success of automobiles on the natural and

the built infrastructure?

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Next steps: Identify the future event labels