Abstract
While the expansion of foresight scope towards systemic
processes and societal considerations has provided
significant opportunities for learning and synchronised
action between different business units and/or policy
fields, it may also have caused digression and ambiguity
in the practice and theory of the management of foresight
processes. This is true, in particular, in contract
research organisations that have faced major challenges
to reorganise their foresight activities, as part of the
changes in their innovation practices.
This chapter examines this shift and consequent
methodological responses at the VTT Technical Research
Centre of Finland. In particular, it considers the design
and implementation of recent VTT roadmapping and other
foresight processes which typically apply and link
diverse methods in order to best respond to case-specific
expectations. This chapter also develops a coherent
classification framework in support of the design and
management of foresight processes. The experience of VTT
is geared towards the coherent and modular application of
foresight methods and the responsive of stakeholders
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Recent Developments in Foresight Methodologies |
Editors | Maria Giaoutzi, Bartolomeo Sapio |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Springer |
Chapter | 9 |
Pages | 133-164 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4614-5215-7 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4614-5214-0 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
MoE publication type | D2 Article in professional manuals or guides or professional information systems or text book material |