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Mental Time Travel

Nature of the method: Qualitative Methods

Individuals travel in time - into the future and imagine certain scenarios. Facilitators guide them with questions. The results are written down and used for the further discussion, e.g. in a workshop format.

see 

Cuhls, Kerstin: MENTAL TIME TRAVEL IN FORESIGHT PROCESSES – CASES AND APPLICATIONS, in: Futures, Special Issue “Experiencing Futures” 2016; DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2016.05.008//http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001632871630129X

Knowledge sources

Creativity

Expertise

Evidence

Interaction

Contribution to the SMART foresight process

Scoping (Designing and planning)

Mobilisation (Engaging stakeholders)

Anticipation (Exploring posible futures)

Recommendation (Formulating sound advice)

Transformation (Enabling action and decision-making)

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