Foresight Methodologies

United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Technology ForeSight Initiative

Foresight Methodologies
Training Module 2
TEXT BOOK

"UNIDO Regional Initiative on Technology Foresight for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Newly Independent States (NIS) aims at responding to the region need for a mid-and long-term development vision as well as for bringing a more technology-oriented focus into the relevant national and regional knowledge-based institutions.(...)

As a component dedicated to strengthening the capabilities in the region to conduct and apply foresight in the decision making process, UNIDO has established training programmes on technology foresight in selected institutions in the CEE/NIS. This action promotes training according to four modules, dedicated to: organizers (module 1), practitioners (module 2), decision makers (module 3) and corporate (module 4).


Training Module 2 should provide to participants an overview of the most used methodologies and practical experience on applying them in foresight exercise. The module dedicated to technology foresight practitioners."


Background analysis: trend extrapolation; analysis of framework; megatrend analysis

Strategic Framework for Scoping Technology Foresight

Brainstorming: a creative problem-solving

Using Expert and Stakeholder Panels in Technology Foresight – Principles and Practice

Scenario Planning

Delphi

Critical Technologies

Technology Roadmapping

Published:
http://www.cybertest.cz/project/tc2003/dokums_publikace/tf-course-textbook-unido_1085_11.pdf

Training Course "Technology Foresight for Practitioners"
Prague, Czech Republic, 6–10 October 2003

Foresight Concepts in the European Commission

Foresight Concepts in the European Commission, by Dr. Werner Wobbe, European Commission, DG Research, Brussels, Belgium
Technikfolgenabschätzung – Theorie und Praxis Nr. 2, 12. Jg., Juni 2003 "The views expressed are purely those of the writer and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission".

Lisbon strategy to day-to-day

Perhaps we achieved the first main goal.
We have discussed how to link the Lisbon strategy to day-to-day tasks and practice.
The Lisbon strategy and issues of the knowledge society have been bridged for our audience.

To promote knowledge sharing, futures thinking, lifelong learning, e-learning, the presentations of the conference will be available at the conference website.

Foresight workshop, 14-15.10.2004, Riga

Workshop agenda

Foresight methods and activities in the Lisbon process

October 14-15, 2004


KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LISBON STRATEGY IN EUROPE AND LATVIA

International conference in Riga


Issues
Learning - and debating - online presentations from European foresight projects

(the presentations posted at "Entrepreneurship Foresight
Network" in July - October, 2004)


Knowledge Management and Foresight


Analysing and applying foresight in companies/organizations (interviews, Delphi)

Corporate Foresight in Europe: a first overview, by Patrick Becker
Silvia's Questionnaire, KnowledgeBoard


Activities - how to promote foresight culture (brainstorming)


To start Knowledge Economy Foresight in New Member States: Latvia and Lithuania (brainstorming)


Chairperson:
Dr Arturs Puga, Forward Studies Unit (Latvia)

Forsaita pētījumu galvenās kvalitātes

Forsaita aktivitātes raisās arī Eiropas austrumos.

National and Corporate Foresight Seminar
UNIDO / British Council Foresight Retreat
Moscow, 17th November 2003

Семинар "Национальный и корпоративный форсайт", Москва 17-18 ноября 2003 г.

SPECIĀLI IETEICAM FORSAITA IZPRATNEI UN PIELIETOJUMAM
Dr. Michael Keenan, PREST, IoIR, University of Manchester
"Main Features of National and Regional foresight"