Evolution of framework foresight
ISSN: 1463-6689
Article publication date: 26 June 2020
Issue publication date: 10 December 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The organization’s core approach to exploring and influencing the future, Framework Foresight, emerged from piecemeal roots in the 1990s to an established method circa 2013. Since then, it has evolved from primarily a teaching tool to a project methodology in its own right. The purpose of this paper is to explore the iterative process that has emerged in which teaching and practice inform and advance one another.
Design/methodology/approach
Innovations in technique will be highlighted and illustrated by commentary from project experience. The piece will be providing readers with a birds-eye view into the evolution of a foresight method in both theory and practice.
Findings
The continuous iteration between theory and practice, or the classroom and the client world, provides an excellent means to advance the teaching and practice of foresight. Significant changes include three horizons, inputs, drivers, archetypes, rating scenarios and strategic approach.
Practical implications
This paper suggests that closer relationships between academia and the external/client world provide practical benefit by improving teaching and providing more innovative approaches for clients.
Originality/value
The description of the development of this unique approach to doing foresight work provides an example for other programs or firms to emulate.
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Citation
Hines, A. (2020), "Evolution of framework foresight", Foresight, Vol. 22 No. 5/6, pp. 643-651. https://doi.org/10.1108/FS-03-2020-0018
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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