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Futures studies
About: Futures studies is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2996 publications have been published within this topic receiving 49505 citations. The topic is also known as: futurology & futurism.
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TL;DR: In an interdependent and complex world, only few public policy challenges can be confined to one particular policy area anymore as mentioned in this paper, and many governments have started to experiment with strategic foresight that deliberately cuts across the traditional boundaries of policy areas and government departments.
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TL;DR: Foresight has evolved as a distinct prospective analytical tool: it considers alternative futures of various ST as well as sectoral perspectives; and various policy domains, beyond science, technology and innovation (STI) policies as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Foresight has evolved as a distinct prospective analytical tool: it considers alternative futures of various ST as well as sectoral perspectives; and various policy domains, beyond science, technology and innovation (STI) policies. In spite of this apparent success, the perspectives for the future use and impacts of foresight are far from clear. The notion of ‘hype–disappointment cycles’, originally developed to describe the patterns of attention paid to emerging technologies, might be applicable to foresight, too: initial enthusiasm has already given way to a significant deal of scepticism in several countries. Clearly, a strong need is emerging for a more realistic assessment of the strengths and the weaknesses of various types of prospective analyses. There are two main reasons for this approach: 1. Embedding foresight in the decision-making pro
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01 Jan 2012
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TL;DR: In this paper, a brief guide reviews the philosophical underpinnings of the prospective procedure and explains the concepts and characteristics of this "intellectual undiscipline" which aims not to predict but rather to help shape the future.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a case study of an experiential futures/design fiction project co-created with workshop participants at the inaugural Emerge festival, an explicitly futures-themed hybrid arts and science event staged at Arizona State University in the city of Phoenix in 2012.
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