Sat in FIT’s 7 pm “Data-Driven Trend Forecasting” last Tuesday, and midway a merchandiser pulled up a live query spike for “repair aesthetics” in tier-2 cities — half the room recalibrated Fall color stories on the spot. It hit me that the best continuing ed right now teaches us to read real-time intent, not just curate references, because that’s where next-season behavior shows up first. If you’ve taken a course that blends foresight methods with hands-on retail/search data, which one changed how you design or buy?