Thinking futures
Subtitle: strategy at the edge of complexity and uncertainty
By: Derrick Gosselin, Bruno Tindemans
Contributors: Tindemans, Bruno, author
Publisher: Lannoo Campus
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Leuven, Belgium
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9789401426688
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Business planning; Economics; Économie politique
Description: "Throughout the economic and social upheaval of the last decade, thinking about our future has proven to be a practice of vital importance. A thorough assessment of the future offers us a steady base from which to put in place sustainable policies. This domain of thinking futures relies on multidisciplinary research on leadership, strategy and decision-making amidst turbulent and uncertain circumstances. To this end, Thinking Futures offers insights into the development of proactive measures. Secondly, it suggests promising strategies for the introduction of future thinking into organizations and international policy. Thinking Futures provides us with an indispensable source of inspiration to managers, policy makers, entrepreneurs, politicians, or simply anyone willing to shape our societal future."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-210) and index.
Table of contents: title: Thinking about the unthinkable; title: About wicked problems; title: No future without method; title: No future without leaders; title: From thinking to doing; title: Uncertain futures need future thinking; title: Conclusion.