What Do We Mean by "the Future"? -- Risk and Uncertainty -- Values and the Future -- Why Do We Want to Know the Future …? -- Prediction and Planning -- Seeing the Future: Ideas from Philosophy, Linguistics, and Sociology -- Complexity and the Future … -- Analytics and the Future -- Imagination and the Future -- Expertise and the Future -- The Present and the Future -- Policy and …

This book closely examines the concept and theory of "future" from a multidisciplinary perspective, focusing on the …. Rich with examples, the book highlights the role of values and attitudes in deciding how to look at the future. Written in …, and researchers in the field of strategy or public planning gain a fundamental perspective on the future - before starting …