Our plan is to publish two Handbooks in 2024
If you wish to cite the below structure of the forthcoming book, please refer as: Popper, R., Brooks, L., Cuhls, K., Popper, M., Nazarko, L., Velasco, G. (Eds) (2024) The Handbook of Universal Foresight: Impact, Methodology and Practice, Edward Elgar.
The Handbook of Universal Foresight is structured around 6 parts
- Part 1: FORESIGHT PHILOSPHY AND PRACTICE
01. The Philosophy of Foresight - Updates Chaps 1 in THoTF
02. The Foresight family tree and its roots - Updates Chap 2 in THoTF
03. Foresight-lite and Foresight-like Processes
04. The role of science fiction and wild creativity
05. Towards SMART Foresight Processes - Updates Chap 3 in THoTF
06. Foresight Methodology and Practice - Updates Chap 3 in THoTF - Part 2: FORESIGHT PRACTICE BY WORLD REGIONS
07. Foresight in Africa
08. Foresight in Asia
09. Foresight in Europe
10. Foresight in Latin America and the Caribbean - Updates Chap 12 in THoTF
11. Foresight in North America
12. Foresight in Oceania - Part 3: FORESIGHT PRACTICE BY TYPE OF APPLICATION
13. Foresight for Science and Research Policy
14. Foresight for Technology Development
15. Foresight for Sustainability and Society
16. Foresight for Businesses and Organisations
17. Foresight for Territorial and Urban Development
18. Foresight for Wicked-Problems and Moonshots - Part 4: FORESIGHT PRACTICE BY AREAS OF SCIENCE
19. Foresight on Natural Sciences
20. Foresight on Engineering and Technology
21. Foresight on Medical Sciences
22. Foresight on Agricultural Sciences
23. Foresight on Social Sciences
24. Foresight on Humanities - Part 5: FORESIGHT IMPACTS, OUTCOMES AND BENEFITS
25. Foresight impact on knowledge-based products and services
26. Foresight impact on socio-economic and STI systems
27. Foresight impact on priority-setting and strategic management
28. Foresight impact on paradigms, visions and appraisals
29. Foresight impact on organisational and individual capabilities
30. Foresight impact on cultural behaviours, attitudes and lifestyles - Part 6: FORESIGHT EVALUATION, TOOLS AND FUTURES
31. Foresight evaluation and renewal - Updates Chap 16 in THoTF
32. Foresight players and major roles
33. Foresight platforms and resources
34. Foresight education and literacy
35. Foresight pitfalls and challenges
36. Foresight futures -Updates Chap 17 in THoTF
If you wish to cite the below structure of the second forthcoming book, please refer as: Popper, R. (Ed) (2024) The Handbook of Foresight Methods: Fostering Science Research and Innovation, Edward Elgar.
The Handbook of Foresight Methods is structured around 6 parts
- Part 1: FORESIGHT METHODOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS
01. From 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55
02. SMART Foresight Methodology
03. Methods by type of technique
04. Methods by type of approach
05. Methods by type of knowledge source
06. The Foresight Diamond (Reloaded) - Part 2: FORESIGHT METHODS BASED ON CREATIVITY
07. Method 1
08. Method 2
09. Method 3
10. Method 4
11. Method 5
12. Method 6
13. Method 7
14. Method 8
15. Method 9
16. Method 10
17. Method 11 - Part 3: FORESIGHT METHODS BASED ON EVIDENCE
18. Method 12
19. Method 13
20. Method 14
21. Method 15
22. Method 16
23. Method 17
24. Method 18
25. Method 19
26. Method 20
27. Method 21
28. Method 22 - Part 4: FORESIGHT METHODS BASED ON EXPERTISE
29. Method 23
30. Method 24
31. Method 25
32. Method 26
33. Method 27
34. Method 28
35. Method 29
36. Method 30
37. Method 31
38. Method 32
39. Method 33 - Part 5: FORESIGHT METHODS BASED ON INTERACTION
40. Method 34
41. Method 35
42. Method 36
43. Method 37
44. Method 38
45. Method 39
46. Method 40
47. Method 41
48. Method 42
49. Method 43
50. Method 44 - Part 6: FORESIGHT METHODOLOGY ADVICE
51. Methodology for the Scoping phase
52. Methodology for the Mobilising phase
53. Methodology for the Anticipating phase
54. Methodology for the Recommending phase
55. Methodology for the Transforming phase
