Sense making, futures work and the global emergency
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to discuss and take forward several themes in two earlier papers by Ogilvy and Miller. After summarising their main points it considers different...
View ArticleHumanity 3000: A comparative analysis of methodological approaches to...
AbstractPurpose - Based on a report to the non-profit organization, The Foundation for the Future, this article reviews methodological approaches to forecasting the long-term future. This is not an...
View ArticleStrategic Foresight and Environmental Uncertainty: A Research Agenda
AbstractPurpose - Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to promote further systematic inquiry into the field of strategic foresight. We carefully re-examine the notion of environmental...
View ArticleForesight styles assessment: a valid and reliable measure of dimensions of...
AbstractPurpose - The Foresight Styles Assessment (Dian 2009; Gary 2008, 2009) was regarded as an important empirical measure and dimension of a strategy level leader’s dominant and back-up styles of...
View ArticleWeb-based Horizon Scanning: Concepts and Practice
AbstractPurpose - In this review, we first define horizon scanning and then outline the general approach currently employed by many organisations using Web-based resources. We then discuss the benefits...
View ArticleSense making, futures work and the global emergency
AbstractPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss and take forward several themes in two earlier papers by Ogilvy and Miller. After summarising their main points it seeks to consider different...
View ArticleHumanity 3000: a comparative analysis of methodological approaches to...
AbstractPurpose – Based 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....
View ArticleStrategic foresight and environmental uncertainty: a research agenda
AbstractPurpose – The main purpose of this article is to promote further systematic inquiry into the field of strategic foresight. It carefully aims to re-examine the notion of environmental...
View ArticleForesight styles assessment: a valid and reliable measure of dimensions of...
AbstractPurpose – The foresight styles assessment (FSA) was regarded as an important empirical measure and dimension of a strategy level leader's dominant and back-up styles of engaging with matters...
View ArticleWeb-based horizon scanning: concepts and practice
AbstractPurpose – In this review, the aim is first to define horizon scanning and then outline the general approach currently employed by many organisations using web-based resources. It then aims to...
View ArticleThe depth of the horizon: Searching, Scanning and Widening Horizons
AbstractPurpose - This essay introduces horizon-scanning as an approach fundamental to most foresight studies.Design/methodology/approach - The essay combines a general review of the topic with an...
View ArticleUnderstanding Pathways of Poor and Vulnerable Communities
AbstractPurpose - In partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation, the RAHS Program Office (RPO) of the National Security Coordination Secretariat at the Prime Minister’s Office in Singapore has...
View ArticleScan-4-Light: A Searchlight Function Horizon Scanning and Trend Monitoring...
AbstractPurpose - The current paper presents the Scan-4-Light study, which was conducted for the systematic scanning and analysis of the Searchlight newsletters as a rapidly growing collection of...
View ArticleGlobal Synthesis of Searchlight Reports Using Knowledge Discovery and...
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to synthesize trends, issues, and policies related to development using a database of Searchlight Reports. The paper utilizes three techniques: (1)...
View ArticleCatalysts for Change: Visualizing the Horizon of Poverty
AbstractPurpose - Institute for the Future has collaborated with the Rockefeller Foundation and its Searchlight function to create a framework for broad engagement in strategic thinking about ways to...
View ArticleInnovation in Horizon Scanning for the Social Sector: An Introduction to the...
AbstractPurpose - The Rockefeller Foundation has developed the first-of-its-kind trend monitoring effort in the philanthropic and broader social sector, conceptualizing and operationalizing an approach...
View ArticleThe depth of the horizon: searching, scanning and widening horizons
AbstractPurpose– This essay aims to introduce horizon scanning as an approach fundamental to most foresight studies.Design/methodology/approach– The essay combines a general review of the topic with an...
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