ABSTRACT

Since the early 1990s interest in foresight has undergone one of its periodic resurgences and has led to a rapid growth in formal foresight studies backed by governments and transnational institutions, including many from the United Nations. However, texts that counterbalance in depth practical experience with an exposition and integration of the m

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

Part I Systems and foresight

chapter 1|27 pages

Foresight and systems thinking

An appreciation

chapter 3|36 pages

Institutional foresight

Practice and practicalities

chapter 4|15 pages

Foresight in industry

chapter 5|15 pages

Generalisable outcomes

part |2 pages

PART II Scenarios and sustainabi l ity

chapter 6|22 pages

Foresight, scenarios and scenario planning

chapter 7|55 pages

Sustainable world

chapter 8|26 pages

The world of 2030, 2050 and beyond