The year 1971 saw the appearance on the University of Southern California campus of the Center for Futures Research, “dedicated to research into the fundamental causes and directions of social change and the design of new policies and strategies.” Under the leadership of its director, Dr....

Few would argue with the proposition that socially, economically and politically, the United States is in a period of turbulence and uncertainty. We are navigating the rapids, and white water is all around us. In the daily struggle to keep the boat afloat and on course, we have little...

The insights gained from scenarios will be wasted unless companies effectively integrate them into the decision‐making process.