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Practical ForesightGuide objectives
This free guide provides commercial, not-for-profit, government organisationsorganizations and future-interested people with a concise approach to developing systematic, collaborative foresight capabilities with limited external help and at low cost:
  • practical guidance on how to accomplish specific foresight tasks
  • information and examples of best and next practice
  • advice on designing strategic foresight projects and programmesprograms
  • a reference guide
  • a refresher and reminder of ways to approach different issues
  • the ingredients to achieve successful outcomes and observable improvements
  • the potential to create "disruptive" innovation
  • bulleted check-lists to remind, provoke, and ensure completeness
The guide has been designed in nine sequential chapters, for ease of reference. The main chapters can be read in full in about thirty minutes:

Changing Futures, Future Challenges, Foresight Approaches, Futuring Methods, Horizon Scanning, Strategic Thinking, Action Planning, Networking, References

Reading the guide sequentially will build up your understanding of how to benefit from using practical foresight which will, in turn, increase your chances of implementing a successful programmeprogram in your organisation.organization. More detail is available below the chapter level in the left-hand navigation bar.

Advanced material is referenced, hyper-linked, or shown as sub-texts throughout the guide for those with the time and wishing to explore in more depth. Foresight is littered with unfamiliar terms to the layman. We have provided a comprehensive "References" chapter for those wanting definitions of terms, case studies, key organisationsorganizations and players, and acknowledged the contributions of the many futurists who have directly, or indirectly, contributed to this guide.
Collaborative Foresight


Who is it for?
This guide is for people who:
  • are charged with designing and running foresight programmesprograms and projects
  • those engaged in change management
  • those seeking to inspire, engage, and enable other collaborators interested in knowing answers to how the future may turn out
  • those wanting to be true leaders of their communities and next practice thought leaders including:
  • Executives
  • Planners
  • Risk assessors
  • Innovators
  • Trendwatchers
  • Marketers
  • Change agents
  • Portfolio managers
  • Intelligence advisors
  • Warning officers
  • R&D leaders
  • Designers
  • Management developers
  • Business developers
  • Entrepreneurs
  • M&A analysts
  • Students of foresight
  • Consultants
  • Futurists
  • Policy makers
  • Educators
  • Parents
Contributions
Please tell us of your own practical foresight experiences, both the good and the bad, share case studies, and offer suggestions for improvement to help others get to the future faster and better.

Quote
"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but rather the one most responsive to change."
(Charles Darwin)



Further Reference

Next: Changing Futures To: Shaping Tomorrow

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