Thinking about the Future: Guidelines for Strategic Foresight
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Andy Hines's Thinking about the Future: Guidelines for Strategic Foresight is an instructional text that presents core concepts, tools, and methods used in professional foresight practice.
It covers scenario planning, the cone of possibilities, STEEP/PEST analyses, and other structured approaches to anticipating and exploring multiple future outcomes.
Designed for students and practitioners, the book balances theory and practical exercises to build competency in strategic foresight.
It emphasizes disciplined thinking, stakeholder engagement, and the use of frameworks to move beyond vague predictions toward actionable foresight.
The book is commonly used in university courses and professional certification programs in futures studies.
It covers scenario planning, the cone of possibilities, STEEP/PEST analyses, and other structured approaches to anticipating and exploring multiple future outcomes.
Designed for students and practitioners, the book balances theory and practical exercises to build competency in strategic foresight.
It emphasizes disciplined thinking, stakeholder engagement, and the use of frameworks to move beyond vague predictions toward actionable foresight.
The book is commonly used in university courses and professional certification programs in futures studies.
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