Gaining insight: Re-thinking at the edge

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 107, Issue , 2016, Pages 141-153

  Patel, Anil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Foresight; Insight; Philosophy; Pierre Wack; Re perceiving; Scenarios; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

FORESIGHT; INSIGHT; PHILOSOPHY; PIERRE WACK; SCENARIOS;

EID: 84979491775     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2015.12.002     Document Type: Note

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