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In an increasingly complex and rapidly evolving world, Futures Thinking: Using a Multidisciplinary Approach offers an essential guide for navigating the uncertainty of our times.
This book integrates the rigour of traditional social research methodologies, the precision of data science, and the visionary insights of foresight, alongside the inclusive principles of participatory design. Essential methods, such as horizon scanning, scenario building, and trend analysis, are presented, highlighting how these can help governments, organizations, and individuals navigate uncertainty. The importance of imagining possible and plausible futures to inform present decisions is discussed, along with how futures thinking fosters strategic innovation. By equipping readers with the tools to interpret and imagine diverse future trajectories, it demonstrates how combining data analysis, strategic foresight, and community engagement can drive sustainable, inclusive solutions. Presenting a new and deeply researched methodology, the book encourages readers to adopt a long-term mindset, essential for addressing the challenges of today and tomorrow. Expert contributors from industry, academia, government, and NGOs—including Jim Dator, Jeanette Kwek, Sohail Inayatullah and his digital twin, Joice Preira, and Anne-Katrin Bock—enhance this essential guide to navigating uncertainty through their futures thinking expertise.
Aimed at professionals, managers, academics, and curious minds alike, this book fosters a collaborative and holistic approach to shaping desirable futures.
Contents
Foreword 1 by Enrico Letta (former Prime Minister of Italy), Foreword 2 by Roberto Gualtieri (incumbent Mayor of Rome), Chapter 1: Introduction, Chapter 2: Operating in increasingly difficult-to-decipher contexts, Chapter 3: Futures thinking, Chapter 4: Integrated multidimensional methodology for futures thinking, Chapter 5: Case studies, Chapter 6: Spreading a culture of long-term thinking, Chapter 7: Voices from the field, Chapter 8: Organizations and futures thinking
