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Starting FuturingHow will the future be different?

At its basic level strategic foresight begins by asking "what if" questions:
  • What if this happened in the world today?
  • What does it mean for others?
  • What does it mean for me/us?
Keep these "what if" questions in mind as you examine emerging issues. Select those for further investigation and deeper thinking that look as though they will generate significant change in your world. Significant change usually occurs when one driving force cross-impacts with others.

If your focus is on tactical foresight, i.e., those that can be absorbed or handled with ease, then answering just the questions below is probably sufficient for your purposes here.

If your focus is on strategic foresight, pick only those that represent significant change; not those that can be absorbed or handled with ease but the ones that may bring gut-wrenching change to your customers, collaborators, and communities. For these represent great upcoming opportunities and/or risks.

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What should we do about it?

Then ask more "what if" questions, determine the answers, and your response:
  • What would have to happen first (for the results we want to occur)?
  • What do we have to do to play a role?
  • What do we do next?
Further reference
Next: Future Practices Back: Foresight Approaches To: Shaping Tomorrow

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