Being without existing: The futures community at a turning point? A comment on Jay Ogilvy's "Facing the fold"

Foresight

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 24-34

  Miller, Riel ^a  

^a Xperidox Futures Consulting   (France)

Author keywords

Complexity theory; Decision making; Philosophy; Risk management; Scenario planning; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960642494     PISSN: 14636689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636681111153940     Document Type: Article

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