Showing papers on "Futures studies published in 1992"
TL;DR: Literature on environmental problems and the need for a sustainable future has burgeoned in recent years, especially the five-year period bounded by the seminal 1987 report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) and the 1992 ‘Earth Summit’ in Rio (UNCED).
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TL;DR: In this paper, an approach to strategic planning incorporating a futures study is described and applied within the context of a large insurance company, and the value of futures studies to strategic plans is discussed in terms of the capability such studies provide for processing information on an uncertain environment.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the difficulties and makes suggestions for changes in approach and propose a new methodology for informed decision making, which is needed to encourage operational research (OR) workers to become involved in problems of major world impact.
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TL;DR: This paper reviewed some highlights of his forty years in social work education, as he was called upon to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of a School at which he served in its beginnings, and identified a practice principle for managing change.
Abstract: The author reviews some highlights of his forty years in social work education, as he is called upon to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of a School at which he served in its beginnings. A practice principle for managing change is identified, and then used as a framework for understanding developments in social work education during two score years. Looking ahead, developments that provide foresight and guidance for future planning are identified.
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TL;DR: A meeting of experts in futures studies was held in Ispra, Italy, under the auspices of PROMPT as discussed by the authors, where more than 20 experts were invited, representing universities, business schools, management consultancies, forecasting institutes and government agencies.
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TL;DR: The formation of the basis for a global social system is facilitated by science and technology and other forces as discussed by the authors, and a new stage in the development of a global think tank has been reached.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a survey of futures literature, including more than 11,000 abstracts and reviews published in the Future Survey since 1979, and provide an introduction to much of the contemporary futures thinking in the United States.
Abstract: Keeping up with the literature is imperative in any field. It is especially so in the loose, multifaceted realm of futures studies, where there is much to read, much of which becomes out-dated in only a few years following publication. Newer is not necessarily better, but in futures thinking it often is. Books mentioned here have been selected from more than 11,000 abstracts and reviews published in Future Survey since 1979. They provide an introduction to much of the contemporary futures thinking in the United States, but they do not cover all sectors and all issues. The hundred-plus recommended book titles are a start in appreciating futures literature.
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