How plausibility-based scenario practices are grappling with complexity to appreciate and address 21st century challenges

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 699-710

  Wilkinson, Angela ^a   Kupers, Roland ^a,b   Mangalagiu, Diana ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b THNK   (Netherlands)

^c NEOMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Complexity; Evolutionary futures; Plausibility; Scenarios

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; COMPLEXITY SCIENCE; CORPORATE STRATEGIES; EVOLUTIONARY FUTURES; HETEROGENEOUS AGENTS; PLAUSIBILITY; SCENARIO BUILDING PRACTICES; SCENARIOS;

MANAGEMENT;

RISK PERCEPTION;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CORPORATE STRATEGY; FUTURE PROSPECT; LOGISTICS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLICY MAKING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84875375476     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.10.031     Document Type: Article

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