ABSTRACT
Previous chapters considered different aspects of futures enquiry. Chapter 11 brings together all the above in an expanded all-quadrant, all-level (AQAL) framework and attempts to take the overall argument forward another couple of steps. The analysis presented in this book makes reference to four main phases, or traditions, of futures enquiry. First was the empirical tradition, most strongly developed in the USA. Second was a more culturally based approach (or rather a series of them) mainly originating in Europe and eventually leading to the critical tradition. The third is a more diffuse, international and multicultural tradition that is still developing. Finally we are witnessing the emergence of integral futures work.
