reprinted fromThe NewDaily – Jackson Stiles We could all soon be 3D printing custom-made clothes, food and spare parts as easily as we print on A4 sheets of paper. The technology is young but you can already get your hands on it. MakerBot, a US company that builds desktop 3D prin.

When signals like 3D printing coming soon to a home near you emerge, organisations that engage early have the advantage of choosing their response rather than reacting to events. That gap between those who prepared and those who did not is where competitive positioning is actually made or lost.

The most important question is not whether 3D printing coming soon to a home near you will matter, but how quickly it will matter in your specific context. Leaders benefit most from mapping the ripple effects early — not just the direct impact but the second and third-order consequences that arrive later and hit harder. That is the practical work of foresight.