A generic foresight process framework

By J. Voros. 2003

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A generic foresight process framework is outlined, based on prior independent work by Mintzberg, Horton and Slaughter. The framework was developed as part of work carried out by the author during the introduction of foresight into the formal strategic planning of a public‐sector university in Australia. The framework recognises several distinct phases, leading from the initial gathering of information, through to the production of outputs intended as input into the more familiar activities of strategy development and strategic planning. The framework is also useful as a diagnostic tool for examining how foresight work and strategy are undertaken, as well as a design aid for customised foresight projects and processes. Some observations and reflections are made on lessons learned from a two‐and‐a‐half year engagement as an organisationally‐based foresight practitioner.

Subfields: Management Science and Operations Research

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In Management Science and Operations Research

Citations in the corpus

Corporate foresight: An emerging field with a rich tradition (2015, background): “One early application was the scenario-based oil-price report that was sent to the board in 1971 (Wilkinson and Kupers, 2013;Wack, 1985).”
Circular futures: What Will They Look Like? (2020, background): “To do so, a thought experiment and a focus group are conducted to explore different plausible scenarios–scenarios “which ‘could happen’ (i.e. they are not excluded) according to our current knowledge (as opposed to future knowledge) of how things work” (Voros, 2003, p. 17)–for a circular future.”