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New thesis on Corporate Foresight in US companies confirms value contribution

May 20th, 2014

By René Rohrbeck

Doug Nash, recently published his thesis in which he share insights in the corporate foresight practices of US companies. He finds that corporate foresight activities lead to specific actions such as: initiation of new research and development projects introduction of new … Continued

How Scenario Planning Changed Corporate Strategy

May 7th, 2013

By René Rohrbeck

In their recent article in the Harvard Business Review Angela Wilkinson and Roland Kupers take us on a enjoyable and educational time travel to the early days of corporate scenario planning. Having both worked for Shell they share how the globally … Continued

New Evidence on the Value Contribution of Corporate Foresight Capabilities

January 15th, 2013

By René Rohrbeck

In a recent article we report on the results of a survey among 77 large multinational companies. We were interested to investigate which value firms get out of their corporate foresight activities. We differentiated 13 items along four dimensions: enhanced … Continued

Thanks to the Copenhagen PhD course participants – and we will welcome new ones next year!

November 8th, 2012

By Siri Bøe-Lillegraven

This is a small report and thanks to the participants of the recent PhD course in “Strategic Foresight in Engineering” in Copenhagen. The course was held and organized by the DTU, took place from 17-21 September and involved 13 participants from … Continued

Trending topics of futureorientation.net and discussion: Can word clouds be useful for trend analysis?

October 16th, 2012

By Siri Bøe-Lillegraven

Rigour can arguably enhance the credibility of foresight projects, but creative presentation might determine if the message sticks or not. The free and online Wordle is useful for presenting and might even be helpful in the actual research process. It … Continued

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Recent publications

Spaniol, M, C. Bidmon, A. Holm and R. Rohrbeck 2019 Five Strategic Foresight Tools to Enhance Business Model Innovation Teaching. Journal of Business Models, 7, 1-12.

Schwarz, Jan Oliver, Ram, Camelia and R. Rohrbeck 2018 Combining scenario planning and business wargaming to better anticipate future competitive dynamics. Futures, 105, 133-142 press.

Jissink, Tymen, Schweitzer, Fiona and René Rohrbeck 2018 Forward-looking search during innovation projects: Under which conditions it impacts innovativeness. Technovation, 84, 71-85.

Rohrbeck, René et al. 2018 Corporate Foresight Benchmarking Report 2018: How leading firms build a superior position in markets of the future. Strategic Foresight Research Network, Aarhus BSS.

Rohrbeck, René & Menes E. Kum 2018 Corporate foresight and its impact on firm performance: A longitudinal analysis. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 129, 105-116.

Højland, J. & R. Rohrbeck 2018 The role of corporate foresight in exploring new markets: evidence from 3 case studies in the BOP markets. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 30(06), 734-746.

Kaulio, M., K. Thorén & R. Rohrbeck 2017 Double ambidexterity: How a Telco incumbent used business-model and technology innovations to successfully respond to three major disruption. Creativity and Innovation Management, 26(4), 339-352.

Moqaddamerad, S., P. Ahokangas, M. Matinmikko, & R. Rohrbeck 2017 Using Scenario-based Business Modelling to Explore the 5G Telecommunication Market. Journal of Futures Studies, 22(1), 1-18.

Lehr, T., U. Lorenz, M. Willert, & R. Rohrbeck 2017 Scenario-based strategising: Advancing the applicability in strategists’ teams. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 124, pp. 214-224.

Rohrbeck, R., C. Battistella and Eelko K.R.E. Huizingh 2015 Corporate Foresight: An Emerging Field with a Rich Tradition. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 101, pp. 1-9.

Rohrbeck, R., N. Thom and H.M. Arnold 2013 IT Tools for Foresight: The Integrated Insight and Response System of Deutsche Telekom Innovation Laboratories. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 97(8), pp. 115-126.

Rohrbeck, R. and J. O. Schwarz 2013 The Value Contribution of Strategic Foresight: Insights from an Empirical Study on Large European Companies. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 80(8), pp. 1593-1606.

Rohrbeck, R., L. Konnertz and S. Knab 2013 Collaborative Business Modelling for Systemic and Sustainability Innovations. International Journal of Technology Management, 63(1/2), pp. 4-23.

Rohrbeck, R. and P. Kallehave 2012 The Role of Corporate Foresight in Promoting Sustainability. In: UN Global Compact International Yearbook, United Nations, June 2012, pp. 184-188.

Rohrbeck, René 2012 Exploring Value Creation from Corporate-Foresight Activities. Futures, , 44(5), 440-452.

 

 

Heger, T. and R. Rohrbeck 2012 Strategic Foresight for Collaborative Exploration of New Business Fields. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 79(5), 819-831.

Rohrbeck, R. 2010. Corporate Foresight: Towards a Maturity Model for the Future Orientation of a Firm. Heidelberg and New York: Physica-Verlag, Springer.

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