Anticipation, Agency and Complexity [electronic resource] /
Poli, Roberto.editor.
Valerio, Marco.editor.
This volume presents a selection of the Proceedings of the Workshop on Anticipation, Agency and Complexity held in Trento (Italy) on April 2017. The contributions contained in the book brilliantly revolve around three core concepts: agency, complexity and anticipation, giving precious insights to further define the discipline of anticipation. In a world that moves increasingly fast, constantly on the verge of disruptive events, more and more scholars and practitioners in any field feel in need of new approaches to make sense of the complexity and uncertainty that the future seems to bear. The theory of anticipation tries to describe how possible futures are intrinsically intertwined with the present.
Chapter 1. Pragmatic Utopias (Poli, R.) -- Chapter 2. The role of mindsets and attitudes in determining future awareness (Valerio, M.)  -- Chapter 3. Multilayeredness of anticipation (Zaborowski) -- Chapter 4. Self-defeating Prophecies: When Sociology Really Matters (Sabetta) -- Chapter 5. Pioneer analysis as a futures research method for analysing transformations (Heinonen Karjalainen) -- Chapter 6. The notion of existential risk and its role for the anticipation of technological development’s long-term impact (Paura,) -- Chapter 7. Anticipations of Digital Sustainability. Self-delusion, disappointments and expectations (Alvarez-Pereira, C) -- Chapter 8. Energy transition, anticipation and change. A study on the anticipatory experiences of the low carbon society (Caiati, Quinti D’Andrea,) -- Chapter 9. Anticipative Processes in the Regeneration of Built Environment through Major Events (Fanzini Rotaru) -- Chapter 10. A Strategic Proposal for the New Society: Surviving and Flourishing from Chaos (Fiorini, R.) -- Chapter 11. Managing Emerging Risks in strategic scenarios of uncertainty and complexity: A Theoretical Framework (Cavatorta Rosso).
This volume presents a selection of the Proceedings of the Workshop on Anticipation, Agency and Complexity held in Trento (Italy) on April 2017. The contributions contained in the book brilliantly revolve around three core concepts: agency, complexity and anticipation, giving precious insights to further define the discipline of anticipation. In a world that moves increasingly fast, constantly on the verge of disruptive events, more and more scholars and practitioners in any field feel in need of new approaches to make sense of the complexity and uncertainty that the future seems to bear. The theory of anticipation tries to describe how possible futures are intrinsically intertwined with the present.
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Technology—Sociological aspects.
Ontology.
R & D/Technology Policy.
Science and Technology Studies.