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Meta-measures for technology and environment

Young Phillips, Fred - In: Foresight 16 (2014) 5, pp. 410-431

. Data for innovation management and policy must be valid, reliable, relevant and actionable. Design and approach – The paper … examines trends within finance, environment and institutions and society, all with regard to innovation and technology. It …

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Technology foresight on Danish nano‐science and nano‐technology

Dannemand Andersen, Per; Rasmussen, Birgitte; Strange, … - In: Foresight 7 (2005) 6, pp. 64-78

Purpose – The purpose is to report on a Danish nano‐science and nano‐technology foresight project carried out in 2004 …. Design/methodology/approach – The foresight process had the following key elements: review of international technology … foresight projects on nano‐technology; mapping of Danish nano‐science and nano‐technology; broad internet survey among …

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Knowledge and information in futurology

Malaska, Pentti - In: Foresight 2 (2000) 2, pp. 237-244

An account is given of futures research as a scientifically oriented field of knowledge. Its specific contemporary task as a study of transient change of the human society is described and the futures research approach is outlined. A generalization of the concept of knowledge of the standard...

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ICTs and sustainability: the managerial and environmental impact in Japan

Jitsuzumi, Toshiya; Mitomo, Hitoshi; Oniki, Hajime - In: Foresight 3 (2001) 2, pp. 103-112

behaviour of people/organizations, and improved decision‐making capabilities within society. A framework is proposed to analyse …

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Dreaming reality: a map for seeing the future

Robinson, Emma - In: Foresight 3 (2001) 6, pp. 553-562

This paper attempts to provide a number of strategic reference points for individuals and organizations seeking a …

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Directed evolution in strategy and management sciences

Porath, Amiram - In: Foresight 5 (2003) 3, pp. 33-42

development in organizations. The theory of Darwinian Evolution in biology has existed for a long time and still (with … organization during their life cycle, the evolution of populations of organizations, sectors, etc. Directed evolution in biology … evolving a structure fitting for pre‐designed purposes by using bio‐technology methods, and will try and bridge the gap in …

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Complexity theory for organisational futures studies

Smith, Aaron C.T. - In: Foresight 7 (2005) 3, pp. 22-30

Purpose – This paper seeks to make an assessment of the value and veracity that complexity theory makes as a “new” approach to futures thinking, and the implications that the approach holds for futures studies. Design/methodology/approach – There are three sections. In the first, the...

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Assessing future disorders in organizations: implications for diagnosing and treating schizophrenic, depressed or paranoid organizations

Oliver Schwarz, Jan - In: Foresight 9 (2007) 2, pp. 15-26

/methodology/approach – This paper combines the concept of future‐oriented psychotherapy, with the categorization of organizations using the means …‐oriented psychotherapy for organizations. Practical implications – The paper suggests that how the future is dealt with in an organization …

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A new framework for environmental scanning

Slaughter, Richard A. - In: Foresight 1 (1999) 5, pp. 441-451

This paper suggests that environmental scanning (ES) has been restricted to parts of the external world and has largely overlooked the inner one. In fact the inner/outer distinction has itself been lost sight of within Futures Studies (FS), as in many other fields of enquiry and action. The...

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Durkheim among the geneticists? human genetics, ethics and methods in futures studies

6, Perri - In: Foresight 2 (2000) 1, pp. 15-19

It is widely claimed that new developments in human genetics will be instrumental in shaping life over the next century. But how, exactly, might these technologies affect developed societies? Do technologies themselves shape society or are technologies such as genetic testing and engineering...

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