TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose–To present the degree to which futurists (inadvertently perhaps) encourage future avoidance or deflection.Design/methodology/approach–Identifies instances and examples of future deflection and avoidance attributable to the misplaced zeal of forecasters.Findings–Proposes five strategies futurists can use to turn avoidance into acceptance.Originality/value–To call attention to the negative impacts of forecasters and forecasts on audiences and to suggest ways to eliminate or limit such audience alienation.
VL  - 7
IS  - 6
SN  - 1463-6689
DO  - 10.1108/14636680510630902
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/14636680510630902
AU  - Buchen Irving H.
PY  - 2005
Y1  - 2005/01/01
TI  - Finding time for the future and overcoming future avoidance
T2  - Foresight
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 3
EP  - 7
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -