For that reason, strategic foresight should be horizontally positioned, working with different units like marketing, finance, operations and product development, to ensure that the company collectively knows where to play, how to win, and crucially, will be prepared to adapt in uncertain business climates. New strategic foresight teams, with busine... See more

This doesn’t mean institutions are unwilling. Many are trying. But most are structured for proof, not persistence. They look for inflection points, but barely ever look for continuities. They seek to demonstrate influence, and let go of what’s unresolved. As a result, the very practices that make long-term futures possible, the slow, the subtle, th... See more

How do we get beyond the social and cultural differences noted at the beginning of this chapter, to meet the demands of the critical transitional challenges posed by existential issues such as climate change, inequality, energy transition, the need to educate and provide health support to billions, etc, and to reach the more fruitful ground of tang

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