Foresight: Volume 10 Issue 2

Beyond strategy: management style for the knowledge economy

Oliver Sparrow

The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the need for a new style of management to enable companies and organisations to better face the future.

Public planning and science policy: new versions

Jacques Richardson

The purpose of this paper is to advise the reader of non‐governmental efforts to help form national/international science policies, using as a highlight the endeavor of the…

How to solve a wicked problem? Furniture foresight case study

Jesus Navarro, Peter Hayward, Joseph Voros

The purpose of this paper is to report on how foresight methods are being used to address a “wicked problem” for the global furniture industry: “What are we going to do in the…

The future of leadership: the art of leading people in a “post‐managerial” environment

Tom Karp, Thomas Helgø

The purpose of this paper is to explore the future concept of leadership. The paper argues a view of leadership in organisations as a shared social influence process of relating…

Speculation on the long‐term future of Israel and a Palestinian state

Marvin Baker Schaffer, Leslie Schaffer Belay

The purpose of this paper is to postulate a political structure for Israel and a Palestinian State 25‐50 years from now.

Beware of proud ambition offered as foresight

Jacques Richardson

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how admonitions to apply forethought in planning and execution may trap, deceive or discourage even the most circumspect of experienced…

Worldwide support found for measuring true wealth of nations

Hazel Henderson

The purpose of this paper is to present a survey by GLOBESCAN for Ethical Markets Media, LLC which was released at the “Beyond GDP” Conference in the European Parliament, 19‐20…

Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions that Changed the World, 1940‐1941

Jacques Richardson