Foresight has experienced a great upswing in the last few years, partly in view of the Millenium. Innovations for our Future describes not only the big development trends of the future in research and technology, but also the re-discovery of the Delphi method. The Delphi method is not new, but...

Grundlagen -- Gesamtwirtschaftliche Megatrends und die Aussicht auf dynamische Zukunftsindustrien in Japan -- Identifikation von Zukunftstechnologien in Japan -- Finanzierung von Zukunftstechnologien in Japan -- Mensch und Gesundheit -- Life Sciences und Biotechnologie in Japan -- Die japanische...

1. Emerging Risks: An Overview; Thomas Walker, Dieter Gramlich, Kalima Vico, and Adele Dumont-Bergeron -- Part I. Ecological Risks -- 2. Climate Change: Macroeconomic Impact and Implications for Monetary Policy; Sandra Batten, Rhiannon Sowerbutts, and Misa Tanaka -- 3. Global Warming and Extreme...

Tension exists between technologists and social thinkers because of the impact technology and innovation have on social values and norms, which is often viewed as damaging to the cultural fabric of a nation or society. Since the global business environment is the context in which implementation...

This paper is a written account of the pitching research experience two UQ Research Scholars’ (Matthew & Marisol) underwent, as part of the UQ Summer Research Program. It elaborates the use of Faff’s (2015) pitching research framework by the duo to develop a full ‘fantasy pitch’ in...