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More evolution than revolution: transition management in public policy
Tập 3 Số 1 - Trang 15-31 - 2001
Transitions are transformation processes in which society changes in a
fundamental way over a generation or more. Although the goals of a transition
are ultimately chosen by society, governments can play a role in bringing about
structural change in a stepwise manner. Their management involves sensitivity to
existing dynamics and regular adjustment of goals to overcome the conflict
between long‐te...
Closing the deal: how to make organizations act on futures research
Tập 3 Số 3 - Trang 177-189 - 2001
At its best, futures research can change priorities and attitudes within
organizations, and bring fresh meaning to the present. But its recommendations
are not always politically convenient, and a much‐heralded report can be just as
discreetly shelved. A key role for futurists is therefore to inspire
decision‐makers with alternative futures and choices, demonstrating their
technical feasibility, a...
Will de Gaulle's state planners bite the dust?
Tập 8 Số 1 - Trang 5-7 - 2006
PurposeTo examine the survivability, in France, of what may be one of the
world's oldest state planning bodies.Design/methodology/approachThis is a
straightforward account of what is happening to centralized planning in a
democratic state.FindingsFrance's current government found the agency
unneeded.Practical implicationsIf the State Planning Agency in Paris is
eliminated, France will have no cent...
The contours of the network society
- 2000
This article identifies contemporary society as a network society made possible
by new information and communication technologies which are both a necessary
condition for, and inextractable dimension of that society, and pose complex
results and challenges. The prevalence of networks means that we have entered a
new technological paradigm and new form of organizational structure having
shifted fro...
Humanity 3000: a comparative analysis of methodological approaches to forecasting the long‐term
Tập 14 Số 5 - Trang 401-417 - 2012
PurposeBased on a report to the non‐profit organization, The Foundation for the
Future, this article aims to review methodological approaches to forecasting the
long‐term future.Design/methodology/approachThis is not an analysis of the
particular content of the next 500 or 1,000 years but a comparative analysis of
methodologies and epistemological approaches best utilized in long‐range
foresight w...
What if? Alternative histories and their future implications
- 2007
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe and explains the development of
the evolving mental phenomenon of alternative
history.Design/methodology/approachThe article analyzes the role of the fiction
known as the “What if?” school of speculation about the past, some of its
conspicuous exemplars, and how its adaptation might affect attitudes and even
prejudices about how to view life.Findings...
Challenges for corporate foresight: towards strategic prospective through scenario thinking
- 2006
PurposeTo reflect, first, that the global changes now washing over the people
are probably far more profound than is commonly understood, demanding a new
mindset on the part of corporate organisations. Second, that this cultural
transformation engenders a fresh set of challenges facing the corporate world in
tackling the inherent complexity, uncertainty and ambiguity which need a
futures‐oriented ...