Category Archives: Reviews
Nice Christmas present for Futurists, Strategists and Innovators
I just bought myself this very refreshing account of Delia’s experiences of uncorking and tasting the many bottles labeled with terms such as Microtrends, Consumer Insights, Scenarios, Design Thinking or Strategic Foresight. I met Delia early on her road trip … Continue reading
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Evidence for the impact of corporate-foresight activities
With a recent article we want to add to the discussion on the impact of corporate-foresight activities. Based on a literature review we identify three groups of potential value creations: Trigger organizational responses, including identifying relevant external change, start new innovation … Continue reading
Firm long-livety and future orientation – two sides of one coin
I recently came across a very interesting book which follows in the tradition of Arie de Geus‘ book “The living company” or the book “Built to last” from Jim Collins and Jerry Porras. Like Ariel de Geus, Christian Stadler wanted … Continue reading
Purpose and value of Corporate Foresight
To add to our ongoing discussion if and how corporate foresight adds value to a firm I want to share a very interesting article from Kees van der Heijden, the driver behind Shell’s scenario analysis program and George Burt, who … Continue reading
Strategic Foresight in Biotech Companies
In a recent article Dana Mietzner reports on practices of strategic foresight in firms in the biotechnology industry. She proposes a classification of strategic foresight approaches into five groups: Science-driven: building on links to universities and scientific research organizations Network-oriented: … Continue reading
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