Successful Foresight Study: Implications for Design, Preparatory Activities and Tools to Use

Foresight exercises have become common in many countries and regions. Although the concept of Foresight has been widely discussed within the academic community and among practitioners, it still remains rather unclear which activities are necessary before such a study is launched, and which instrume...

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Main Authors: Dirk Meissner, Mario Cervantes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Research University Higher School of Economics 2010-03-01
Series:Foresight and STI Governance
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Online Access:https://foresight-journal.hse.ru/article/view/19605
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