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La quatrième de couverture indique :"What Works furthers the practice of foresight in organizations, insitutions, cities and nations. It provides examples of how to question the default and used future. It also highlights methods that explore alternative futures and preferred visions. Lastly, it provides helpful approaches for creating transformative strategies. Divided into three parts, What Works moves from theorizing the future to case studies of foresight in action and concludes with innovative futures methods. The first part introduces futures studies - its principles, theories and methods. The second and main part of the book presents case studies. The third and final section focuses on methodological innovation. These chapters explore the implications of forecasting the long-te[...]

La quatrième de couverture indique :"What Works furthers the practice of foresight in organizations, insitutions, cities and nations. It provides examples of how to question the default and used future. It also highlights methods that explore alternative futures and preferred visions. Lastly, it provides helpful approaches for creating transformative strategies. Divided into three parts, What Works moves from theorizing the future to case studies of foresight in action and concludes with innovative futures methods. The first part introduces futures studies - its principles, theories and methods. The second and main part of the book presents case studies. The third and final section focuses on methodological innovation. These chapters explore the implications of forecasting the long-terme future, the use of the Sarkar game in foresight workshops, and how causal layered analysis has been used to transform personal and institutional stories. The conclusion evaluates the use of futures thinking for strategy development.