Recent publications
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, forthcoming.
Rohrbeck, R., L. Konnertz and S. Knab 2013 Collaborative Business Modelling for Systemic and Sustainability Innovations. International Journal of Technology Management, forthcoming..
Rohrbeck, R. and P. Kallehave 2012 The Role of Corporate Foresight in Promoting Sustainability. In: UN Global Compact International Yearbook.
Rohrbeck, R. 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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Category Archives: Cases
How scenario planning changed corporate strategy
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 … Continue reading
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Collaborative Business Modeling for Systemic and Sustainability Innovations
In a recent article we discuss how the development of systemic innovations can be facilitated through collaborative business modeling (CBM). We argue that tackling the challenge to develop systemic innovation is particularly relevant for sustainability innovations. We define such sustainability … Continue reading
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How to systematically explore new business fields?
In a recent article we report on a strategic foresight project where we worked with multiple companies to explore a new business field. Below you find a short presentation which illustrates our approach. We combined different foresight methods into an … Continue reading
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
Are firms really so bad at interpreting trends?
In a recent article Elie Ofek and Luc Wathieu argue that companies struggle not with identifying emerging trends but to interpret them correctly. This confirms our own findings that showed that firms where generally hard to surprise about a trend … Continue reading