Best Practice Report

Best Practices For Evaluating Emerging Technologies

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Updated Dec 19, 2025

Summary

Companies have moved on from producing technology watchlists and emerging technology reports on an annual basis. Instead, they continuously scan the horizon for what’s new. However, many continue to struggle with selecting the technologies that are most promising and appropriate for their organization. This report covers the most important best practices that tech executives must follow when evaluating emerging technologies and highlights some pitfalls to avoid. It also references a framework to adopt if companies don’t already have one.

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