Organizational future orientation is build through identifying and interpreting change in the environment and systematically taking action to build a competitive advantage. One tool which we want to discuss today is Technology Scouting. The general idea of technology scouting is … Continued
In our research we have found evidence that corporate foresight activities can create value in multiple ways (see also our related posts: 1, 2, 3): scan for discontinuous change and reduce uncertainty trigger organizational responses through integration with strategic management, … Continued
Corporate managers and scholars alike have been wondering if any of the foresight work in companies does create any value. Interesting insights on this question can be found in Frank Ruff’s article, where he discusses different examples of the work … Continued
In a recent article Riccardo Vecchiato and Claudio Roveda from the Politecnico di Milano report on their case study based research on foresight in organizations. In their research they focus on the impact of foresight on the long-term competitiveness of a … Continued
In this recent article we aimed to establish to what extent corporate foresight supports the innovation effort of a company. We build on our sample of 20 case studies to identify three roles that can be played by corporate foresight. In … Continued