Learning to use the future: Developing foresight capabilities through scenario processes

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 101, Issue , 2015, Pages 124-133

  Rhisiart, Martin ^a   Miller, Riel ^b   Brooks, Simon ^c  

^a University of Glamorgan   (United Kingdom)

^b UNESCO   (France)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Learning; Scenarios; Strategic foresight

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; LEARNING; LEARNING AND COGNITIVE; LEARNING EFFECTS; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEM; SCENARIOS; STRATEGIC FORESIGHT;

MANAGERS;

COGNITION; CORPORATE STRATEGY; LEARNING; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK;

EID: 84949093500     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2014.10.015     Document Type: Article

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