This online book intends to provide a short introduction to strategic foresight. It is aimed at
those who are interested in the potential of foresight for their work in (government and …

After an introduction to the field of foresight and a review of the development of foresight and
scenario related techniques, the paper describes a methodology for building scenarios. This …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine and explain the role of foresight in
government, while making an attempt to ascertain why foresight is both necessary and rare …

Strategic foresight (SF) is the ability to create and maintain a high-quality, coherent and
functional forward view and to use the insights arising in organisationally useful ways; for …

Strategic foresight: Learning from the future Page 1 STRATEGIC FORESIGHT Learning from
the Future expanded and updated edition Patricia Lustig Page 2 STRATEGIC FORESIGHT …

The term “foresight” is often misunderstood and is used to indicate a variety of programmes,
exercises, studies and techniques for looking at the future. There have been several national …

Strategy formulation is strictly intertwined with the analysis of the likely evolution of the
business environment, in order to detect promptly the opportunities and the threats brought …

Foresight is an area within Futures Studies that focuses on critical thinking concerning long
term developments, whether within the public sector or in industry and management, and is …

This paper discusses recent trends in public‐administration‐led foresight exercises from the
perspective of how the choice of objectives and scope is reflected in the methods used. In …

Foresight has been applied by many companies for long time under different names and
titles. Frequently foresight is integrated in company corporate strategies although not always …