Strengthening Environmental Foresight: Potential Contributions of Futures Research

Environmental futures research: experiences, approaches, and opportunities

Despite these diffi culties, the need to think about the future of social-ecological systems cannot be avoided. Th e defi nition of sustainability includes the notion of non-decreasing wealth: sustainable policies meet the needs of the present without undermining future generations’ ability to meet their needs (Arrow et al. 2004). Inevitably, environmental actions aff ect future generations as ...

Cognitive Sciences Strategies for Futures Studies (Foresight)

Abstract: It seems before understanding the mind structure and laws governing the process of perception, we’ve gone into the application of science to build better futures. This is because the science begins with attitude not the reality.The major goal of this study is to identify qualitative relationships among key variables across of Cognitive Sciences (CS) with Futures Studies (FS).Ideas and...

Towards Networked Foresight ? Exploring the use of futures research in innovation networks

Along with the rise of the now popular ‘open’ paradigm in innovation management, networks have become a common approach to practicing innovation. Foresight could potentially greatly benefit from resources that become available when the knowledge base increases through networks. This article seeks to investigate how innovation networks and foresight are related, to what extent networked foresigh...

From Hindsight to Foresight: Applying Futures Research Techniques in Information Systems

Environmental foresight and structural change

Policy-makers and the public, it has famously been said [Brooks, 1986], are more interested in the possibility of non-linear dislocations and surprises in the behavior of the environment than in smooth extrapolations of current trends. How indeed should we design our models to generate environmental foresight, to detect, in particular, threats to our environment lying “just beyond the horizon”?...