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Winger, Alan R. - In: Foresight 2 (2000) 6, pp. 589-597

Many businesses are attracted by the idea of relocating where the air is clean, housing cheap and labour plentiful. And the information and communications experts are telling them it is possible, thanks to the burgeoning power of the internet and the advent of broadband. So why do those same...

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What will research and development/innovation be like in five years time?

Whatmore, John - In: Foresight 4 (2002) 2, pp. 7-9

It is widely recognised that stimulating research and development is the best route to stimulating an economy; and that nurturing R&D is a vital element of economic policy. Yet the “intensity” of R&D in UK organisations in most but not all industries falls well below those of US and Japanese...

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Future‐imbedded innovation methodologies

Buchen, Irving H. - In: Foresight 5 (2003) 3, pp. 3-9

that they enjoy future longevity. It is possible to do both by employing future‐imbedded innovation methodologies. The new …. Finally, a profile of a new senior executive position, that of chief learning officer(CLO), and its focus on innovation …

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Deviation as a key to innovation: understanding a culture of the future

Barber, Trudy - In: Foresight 6 (2004) 3, pp. 141-152

disdain. Associating such concepts with technological innovation often instigates a reaction more akin to that of titillation … sexuality could prove to be fundamental factors in creativity and innovation. When consumers create their own technological … being born. The role of deviation as a key to innovation must not be overlooked as it will contribute to our understanding …

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Leonardo: why the inventor failed to innovate

Richardson, Jacques - In: Foresight 7 (2005) 5, pp. 56-62

Purpose – Aims to demonstrate how a foremost “Renaissance man”, Leonardo da Vinci, an artist who also fathered inventions by the score, was destined to have his conceptions remain largely either on paper or in his head. Design/methodology/approach – Describes the creative work of a major...

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Value‐creating ecologies: understanding next generation business systems

Hearn, Greg; Pace, Cassandra - In: Foresight 8 (2006) 1, pp. 55-65

the understanding of value creation in key business, economic and innovation literature and focuses on developments in … creative industries at the forefront of technology and innovation – film, TV, computer games, e‐business, mobile phones – to …

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Technology foresight: creating the future of Thailand's industries

Wonglimpiyarat, Jarunee - In: Foresight 8 (2006) 4, pp. 23-33

Purpose – The paper aims to deal with the application of foresight in devising strategic technology policies in Thailand. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines the foresight exercise carried out by the Thai government, through the National Science and Technology Development Agency...

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The art of entrepreneurial foresight

Fontela, Emilio; Guzmán, Joaquín; Pérez, Marybel; … - In: Foresight 8 (2006) 6, pp. 3-13

required for a successful “booster” function (motivation, ambition, innovation, cooperation, proactiveness). Because … proactiveness and innovation both require futures thinking and creativity, the paper presents relevant material from the literature … entrepreneurial functions (proactiveness and innovation) are more art than science, and that they therefore require a set of …

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The future revisited: an application of lessons learned from past futures – the socio‐cultural domain and innovation policy in The Netherlands

van der Duin, Patrick; Sabelis, Ida - In: Foresight 9 (2007) 2, pp. 3-14

/methodology/approach – Case studies were researched. Findings – The current study of the future carried out by the Dutch Innovation Platform … (responsible for innovation policy) resembles an old‐fashioned utopism whereas a study conducted in 1977 by the Dutch Council for …

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Is massive mobilization a viable government response to the future?

Abeles, Tom P. - In: Foresight 10 (2008) 3, pp. 3-8

Purpose – This article aims to review the response of the National Academies of Science, in the USA to the question posed by the US Congress as to how the USA can remain competitive in a world with rapid advances in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It posits that...

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