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...

Japanese conglomerates are gradually transitioning from in-house closed innovation systems to open innovation strategies. Japanese universities are transforming themselves from sequestered halls of academia dedicated solely to research and teaching, strengthening academic-industrial cooperation...