Purpose – The purpose of this column is to provide the author's opinions about key issues in strategy and the future to the readership. Design/methodology/approach – Opinion column. Findings – The column finds that traditional approaches to anticipating the future do not, in fact, work....

Purpose – This paper aims to highlight the strategic irrelevancy of much prognostication in business. Design/methodology/approach – This paper provides an opinion column. Findings – This column shows how far off base recent government predictions of the price of oil have been, and compares...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the possible developments of the energy sector in 2050. Special consideration is given to the evolution of the relationship between Europe and China. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on the analysis of current trends and news to...

Purpose – This study aims to examine the effect of the Securities and Exchange Commission's regulation fair disclosure (Reg. FD) on analyst forecast performance for pre‐Reg. FD closed‐call (CLC) and open‐call (OPC) firms compared with the non‐conference‐call (NCC) firms in the...

Purpose – The purpose of this editorial is to consider whether or not the classical “Lanchester equations” of military combat are useful for modeling the financial risks associated with contemporary terrorist attacks. Design/methodology/approach – The paper begins by describing...

Purpose – This paper aims to describe three major difficulties with dealing with the future. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is an essay with limited use of literature. Findings – Looking to the future is difficult due to cognitive, social, business problems. Research...

Purpose – This article aims to provide a response to the various contributions published in a special issue of foresight on “Is America the land of the future?”. Design/methodology/approach – The article is a commentary on the various works in the special issue. Findings – If these...

Purpose – This paper seeks to provide an introduction to the special issue of foresight, dedicated to the European Foresight Monitoring Network (EFMN). Design/methodology/approach – The paper sets out the project's rationale and its scope and approach. Findings – The paper presents some of...