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: Theory
New evidence on the value contribution of corporate foresight
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 … Continue reading
Trending topics of futureorientation.net and discussion: Can word clouds be useful for trend analysis?
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 … Continue reading
Looking for information on foresight research and education?
The website Global foresight lists communities, degree programs, courses, people, employers, organizations and educational materials that help advance our global foresight culture. They also keep a community developed list of foresight professionals in ten global regions and have a useful section … Continue reading
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Hot topics within foresight – Report on Foresight Track at the ISPIM Annual Conference 2012 (2/2) – The workshop
How can we better assess the quality and credibility of the increasing amounts of reports on trends and the future? How can weak signals be anticipated earlier in advance? What will it take to make organizations more capable of responding … Continue reading
The corporate perspective grows in popularity within the foresight field.
We have been notified that three of our papers made it in the Top 25 Most Downloaded Papers in two Elsevier Journals (Futures and Technological Forecasting and Social Change). We interpret that also as a sign, that the corporate perspective … Continue reading