Foresight: Volume 4 Issue 6

Uncertainty and the new consumer

Frank Shaw

In the aftermath of 11 September, the future is more uncertain than ever. This article considers some of the factors contributing to this uncertainty which business planning for…

Long‐term goals for governments

David Rejeski, Carly Wobig

In the fall of 2001, the Foresight and Governance Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center began a process to develop long‐term (40‐50 year) goals for governments. This project…

The future role of government in knowledge‐based economies

Greg Hearn, David Rooney

In this article, we draw together aspects of contemporary theories of knowledge (particularly organisational knowledge) and complexity theory to demonstrate how appropriate…

Basic conceptions and visions of the regional foresight system in Finland

Jari Kaivo‐oja, Jouni Marttinen, Jukka Varelius

This article provides basic conceptions and visions of the regional foresight system in Finland. It includes brief information concerning foresight activities and an up‐dated…

Managing future expectations globally

David Mercer

In this paper, some of the most important results of the recent work of the author’s Futures Observatory, the culmination of a decade of global research involving several thousand…

Governing in the knowledge society

Colin Blackman

The Centre for Future Studies

Conference calendar

Translating futures work

Andy Hines

Publications

PREST Foresight Course – Spring 2002

Rafael Antonio Popper Villarroel