In development there is a tendency to think about trends and gradual change but we need to be aware of the possibility of disruptive change.
Recency bias is the tendency to think that trends and patterns we observe in the recent past will continue in the future.
Marco Canora, the chef behind the broth trend, seems to think so.
The purpose, he said, is to get policy makers to focus on long-term global trends and to think beyond the ordinary concerns of the intelligence community.
This use has caused some confusion, but the trend now is to think of one church divided rather than of one true church and other false churches.
In what no doubt qualifies as literary porn, see pictures of the (fully clothed) young lovelies reading while getting coiffed — a trend we'd like to think was started by our own Thessaly La Force, who wrote last month about toting Robert Bolaño's "2666" to the hair salon.
This trend has lead some to think that an increase in imported beer sales means Latinos are growing more confident about the economy.
There's good reason to think this trend will continue, since a majority of people under 30 support marriage equality.
A rising share price makes managers more optimistic, and encourages them to think the trend will continue.
People are living longer and longer, he said, and he sees no reason to think the trend will slow or stop in the foreseeable future.
