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Road‐mapping the societal transformation potential of social media

Ahlqvist, Toni; Bäck, Asta; Heinonen, Sirkka; Halonen, … - In: Foresight 12 (2010) 5, pp. 3-26

Purpose – This paper seeks to discuss the outcomes of a road‐mapping research on social media project completed at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Social media refer to a combination of three elements: content, user communities, and Web 2.0 technologies. Design/methodology/approach...

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Innovating for the future? An external assessment of the future‐oriented governance of the Dutch innovation system

van der Duin, Patrick; de Graaf, Rob - In: Foresight 12 (2010) 5, pp. 27-40

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the future‐orientation of the Dutch innovation system and formulate … specific Minister for Innovation and the Dutch government should support the entire innovation process and not just the … beginning. Originality/value – This is the first analysis of the future‐orientation of the Dutch innovation system. …

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Towards a methodological approach: theorising scenario thinking as a social practice

Sarpong, David - In: Foresight 13 (2011) 2, pp. 4-17

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to draw on the social theory of practice to show scenario thinking as an everyday practice and how the practice could be theorised at the meso‐level. Design/methodology/approach – Counterfactual analysis, scenario analysis and peripheral vision are...

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The heterogeneity of incumbents' perceptions and response strategies in the face of potential disruptions

Madjdi, Farsan; Hüsig, Stefan - In: Foresight 13 (2011) 5, pp. 14-33

resulting innovation categorisation with respect to the organisational actions and outcomes was not studied before. …

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Patent analysis for analysing technological convergence

Karvonen, Matti; Kässi, Tuomo - In: Foresight 13 (2011) 5, pp. 34-50

Purpose – Fusion of new technologies and convergence has led to the emergence of new industries. This paper aims to present experiences of the concept of convergence from a patent citation analysis viewpoint. The main objective of the paper is to develop a tool for anticipating the emerging...

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IRENA – Masdar City (UAE) – exemplars of innovation into emerging markets

Madichie, Nnamdi O. - In: Foresight 13 (2011) 6, pp. 34-47

standard for other emerging market players to emulate in this resurgent wave in the “internationalisation of innovation into …

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The network effect on technological innovation – by the analysis of affiliation network

Chien, Shih‐Hung; Weng, Calvin S. - In: Foresight 14 (2012) 2, pp. 168-178

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of affiliation network on creating innovative ideas and forming a technological position. Design/methodology/approach – The authors adopt the concept of an affiliated network and use the technique of social network analysis to...

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Identifying expected areas of future innovation by combining foresight outputs

Yokoo, Yoshiko; Okuwada, Kumi - In: Foresight 15 (2013) 1, pp. 6-18

address the combination of outputs in an objective manner to identify expected areas of future innovation toward the desired …‐related areas are two major areas where future innovation is expected. ICT, management and globalization are common factors that … at the last stage of a national foresight exercise to identify areas where future innovation is expected. It suggests the …

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Strategic dialogues for research policy making in Germany

Lohr, Frauke; Hallensleben, Sebastian; Beyer‐Kutzner, … - In: Foresight 15 (2013) 1, pp. 19-28

Purpose – The mere generation of foresight results is not sufficient in itself to influence research policy. Research policy makers need specific information and insight on how the structured view of the future provided by foresight affects their strategic planning. Therefore, deriving the...

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Foresight and “grand challenges” within research and innovation policies

Rhisiart, Martin - In: Foresight 15 (2013) 1, pp. 29-39

research and innovation policies. It aims to present a recent Irish case study that identified grand challenges in the national … context, with their implications for research and innovation. Design/methodology/approach – The foresight project is described … literature on foresight, innovation and grand challenges. Findings – The emergence of grand challenges within research and …

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