Extending foresight: The case for and nature of Foresight 2.0

Futures

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 282-294

  Nelson, Ruben ^a  

^a Foresight Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUTURE PROSPECT; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PLANNING PRACTICE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 77951646392     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2009.11.014     Document Type: Article

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