Locating foresight

Attila Havas

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: Decision-makers, experts and laymen in different historical periods and in different socio-economic systems shared at least one desire: to know their future in advance or even to influence it for their advantage. They have used very different approaches and methods from spiritual/religious ones to scientific investigations and various modes of planning. This paper is aimed at characterising foresight, first by locating this approach among the various approaches to future-oriented analyses, and then by identifying three types foresight programmes.

Keywords: Technology foresight; Future-oriented analyses; Forward-looking activities; Forecasting; Strategy setting processes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B52 O30 O38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-09
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