Awareness of new and future developments
I have not really explored this area at all but I think I may have touched upon some of these principle within my 'Integration of smart and modern materials' but I think this might be more to do with technology and the products that change as it progresses. I think that it would be good practice to be able to become familar with good websites that keep me up to date with such issues, or using digital tools like facebook or twitter to be made more aware of whats going on. Maybe there is even a magazine that informs you of the developments but I think that this would be a good idea to document and research next year. If I do find any links or good sources I shall document them all here.