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| Future research (126) | |
| Futures research methodology (9) | |
| Futures research methods (13) | |
These frontiers include the exploration and/or the reexamination of (a) Potential for integrating new technology with futures research methods,
While futures research methods are internally coherent and used systematically, there is no assurance that the evolution of such methods 0040-1625/$-see front matter D 2005 American Council for the United nations University.
if addressed, may improve the quality of the enterprise 1. 2. Integrating new technology with futures research methods New technologies carry great potential for improving
and refining the conceptualization and application of futures research methods. For example, the Internet has made participatory approaches among geographically dispersed people practical.
and improved computer translation will allow more international foresight activities to build collective intelligence through participatory feedback systems far more complex than the current futures research methods.
However, it somewhat undermines the very thing one is trying to achieve by futures research methods namely encouraging creativity and a wide variety of options and weak emerging issues.
in the local studies, the evaluation of futures research methods was considered predominantly in view of how they are used for
The two national studies show that civil servants are increasingly knowledgeable about futures research methods, improving their ability to assess the quality of futures research projects that have been outsourced.
because it conflicted with the widely held belief that futures research methods are instruments that speed up the development new strategic policies.
These studies have provided insight into how futures research methods and innovation processes can be combined and integrated 3, how technology intelligence processes can be organized 4
In this context, the application of futures research methods can serve various goals such as testing strategies, or identifying new business fields or new policy issues.
The outcome of the applied futures research methods is broadened substantially in projects with interdisciplinary character and a combination of knowledge and insight from various industries.
Futures research methods are used subsequently to explore and evaluate possible future developments within the project boundaries. Thus, the futures research activities within EICT usually address thematic issues in various industries.
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