STEEP-
Analyse

What will the future bring? We can’t predict it — but with the STEEP analysis, you can take a structured look at trends, factors, and developments related to your challenge across five dimensions: Society, Technology, Economy, Ecology, and Politics.

Why it is valuable

The STEEP analysis is a method that helps you understand the broader context of your project. It gives you a structured overview of trends and potential areas of action that may influence your work, and it helps you identify relevant connections — as well as contradictions. By working through all five categories, you gain a wide‑angle view of your landscape and reduce the risk of overlooking important factors.

Download & Use

You can download our STEEP template — refined, adapted, and optimized over many years of workshop experience — for free on our Design Thinking platform www.design-thinkit.de. Print it out and fill it in, use it as a template for your own grid on a whiteboard or flipchart, or let it inspire you to create a completely customized version. However you choose to use it, we’re always happy to receive your feedback.

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You’ll find more on methodology, future trends, and scenario development on the following pages:

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Methods

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