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Call for Chapter Proposals “Organizing (for) the Future”

November 24th, 2016

Call for Book Chapter Proposals | Organizing (for) the Future. How Organizations Manage Things to Come | Submission deadline: February 15, 2017

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

October 16th, 2012

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

Our Corporate Foresight book is out now

July 30th, 2010

We have just been informed by our publisher that our book: “Corporate Foresight: Towards a Maturity Model for the Future Orientation of a Firm” can be preordered now. Shipping will begin in November. Click here to find the cheapest bookseller. … Continued

What is Organizational Future Orientation

July 29th, 2010

Some of you might wonder why we have introduced ‘Organizational Future Orientation (OFO)’ as a new term rather than relaying on established concepts such as ‘Corporate Foresight‘, ‘Long Range Planning‘, ‘Environmental Scanning‘, or ‘Dynamic Capabilities‘. The simple reason is that we feel that the … Continued

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.