Futures studies can fulfil a variety of purposes; for informing policy, developing investment or business strategies, and changing perceptions what the future may hold. therefore be described as having transformative potential. This paper uses participatory scenario approach to develop regional energy futures U.K. case study in North Tyne region. Two sets are developed; pre-pandemic, during pan...

Foresight has evolved as a distinct prospective analytical tool: it considers alternative futures of various S&T fields or socio-economic systems by bringing together the perspectives of various stakeholder groups, and thus assists the decision-making processes at different levels. However, in order to avoid hypes — and subsequent disappointments — about what foresight can deliver, the potentia...

The basis for a broadened scanning framework is described which may also function as a means for understanding how human minds filter their perceptions of the world. The framework is based on the Four-Quadrant Integral model of Ken Wilber and the Spiral Dynamics model of Don Beck and Chris Cowan. An analytical tool (cross-level analysis) is presented for examining views of the world in terms of...

هدف: هدف پژوهش حاضر، تبیین الگوی برنامه درسی سواد رسانه‌ای در دوره ابتدایی نظام آموزش و پرورش است.مواد روش‌ها: رویکرد حاکم بر کیفی با استفاده از روش نظریه داده بنیاد انجام شده است. شرکت‌کنندگان این پژوهش، متخصصان صاحب‌نظران حوزه رسانه هستند که نمونه‌گیری هدفمند، 15 نفر آنان مصاحبه شد. ابزار گردآوری داده‌ها، نیمه‌ساختارمند بود تعداد محقق به اشباع نظری رسید.بحث نتیجه‌گیری: برای تجزیه تحلیل داده‌ه...

هدف: پژوهش حاضر با هدف شناسایی و اولویت‌بندی پیشایندها پسایندهای سبک رهبری چابک استفاده از روش دلفی فازی صورت پذیرفت.طراحی/ روش‌شناسی/ رویکرد: این نوع پژوهش‌های آمیخته رویکرد کیفی کمی در پارادایم استقرایی است که نظر هدف، کاربردی لحاظ ماهیت روش، اکتشافی است. جامعه آماری شرکت‌های دانش‌بنیان استان لرستان هستند 30 نفر خبرگان آنها بر اساس اصل کفایت نظری نمونه‌گیری هدفمند انتخاب شده‌اند. ابزار گردآور...

The futures field demonstrates a willing openness in embracing methodologies, approaches, and influences from a diversity of disciplines and perspectives. This plurality of practice is evidenced in a growing body of work that increasingly embodies futures thinking in the design of everyday material and networked experiences. The intersection of design and futures produces artifacts, application...

This paper focuses on the practice of Corporate Foresight within a multinational automotive company. It portrays how the early detection of mediumto long-term developments in the broader business environment, including social and market developments, is integrated into innovation and strategy processes. The objective of the paper is to portray the genesis of Corporate Foresight, major working a...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to argue that human resource development (HRD) needs embrace and include futures foresight learning (FFL) as a new addition its field theorising practice. question consider is: How can FFL become feature HRD? A key part the authors’ argument inclusion will enable HRD add success any organisation make vital contribution management people at work. Design/metho...

This paper presents the Futurium platform used by Digital Futures, a foresight project launched by the European Commission's Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT). Futurium was initially developed with the primary purpose of hosting and curating visions and policy ideas generated by Digital Futures (Digital Futures was launched in July 2011 by DG C...