Futures : the great turn / / edited by Carine Dartiguepeyrou, Michel Saloff-Coste

• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2023]; ©2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (215 pages)
• Disciplina: 658.404
• Soggetto topico: Project management; Project management - Methodology
• Persona (resp. second.): DartiguepeyrouCarine; Saloff CosteMichel
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword by May East -- Foreword by Patrick Scauflaire -- Author Biographies -- Introduction -- Part 1. Epistemological Outlines -- Chapter 1. Foresight and Civilization -- 1.1. An unpredictable but interesting future -- 1.2. From the melting pot of popular media to the diversity of forward-looking points of view -- 1.3. Changing civilization, the dynamics of disruptions -- 1.4. Examples of megatrends structuring the future -- 1.5. Foresight epistemology and epistemology of foresight -- Chapter 2. Cultures and Trajectories -- 2.1. Foundations of civilizations -- 2.2. The "sinicization" of the world and the exercise of power -- 2.3. The pressure on the West and the risks of disintegration -- 2.4. The South and the modernization of societies -- 2.5. Confrontations and conflicts -- 2.6. Facing climate change -- 2.7. Conclusion -- Chapter 3. Forward-Looking Design of Evolution -- 3.1. The search to answer questions about the future -- 3.2. Foresight as the design of human society -- 3.3. History -- 3.4. The dynamics of collective forces -- 3.5. The spiritual questioning -- 3.6. The active imagination of the future -- Part 2. Foresight at the Service of Action -- Chapter 4. A European Perspective on Foresight -- 4.1. Understanding foresight applied to European policies -- 4.2. Foresight for European policies in practice -- 4.2.1. Context -- 4.2.2. Methods -- 4.2.3. A 2040 vision for the customs union -- 4.2.4. Reference scenarios for long-term strategic thinking -- 4.2.5. Foresight for better regulation -- 4.2.6. Short formats to engage decision-makers -- 4.3. How can "good" foresight be achieved? -- 4.4. Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Foresight in Order to Act Ethically -- 5.1. Analyzing megatrends to question the future. ; 5.2. Defining possible bifurcations and disruptions in order to accelerate transitions -- 5.3. Acting on socio-economic trajectories in order to make choices -- 5.4. Conclusion -- Chapter 6. Foresight at the Service of Innovation -- 6.1. The art of deciding in an uncertain world -- 6.1.1. The essence and role of foresight -- 6.1.2. A holistic and operational approach -- 6.2. Innovation strategy in companies in the context of transition -- 6.2.1. The new industrial and societal situation -- 6.2.2. The different innovation strategies -- 6.3. Foresight and support for innovation in companies -- 6.3.1. Analysis of the innovative ecosystem -- 6.3.2. Consequences of the innovative investment -- 6.3.3. Foresight approach and radical innovation -- 6.4. Conclusion -- Chapter 7. Acting and Evaluating through Values in the Long Term -- 7.1. The question of foresight applied to territories -- 7.2. Initiating change with action research -- 7.2.1. Better understanding of the issues at work -- 7.2.2. From the initiation of the project to the collective construction process -- 7.2.3. Getting to grips with the subject: integrating biodiversity? Field surveys -- 7.3. The need for dialogue: the values approach -- 7.3.1. The value approach to biodiversity -- 7.3.2. The compass, a tool for territorial strategy through the means of values -- 7.3.3. Entry through values: deciphering -- 7.4. From principles to proposals and means of action -- 7.4.1. Biodiversity as a common good -- 7.4.2. The ethics of dialogue -- 7.4.3. Acting over time -- 7.4.4. Individual and collective responsibilities -- 7.4.5. Towards a compass for territorial foresight -- Part 3. Scenarios for the Future -- Chapter 8. Changing the Thinking Mode -- 8.1. The challenges facing human beings in the 21st century -- 8.2. Deep concern over the direction of human evolution as well as technological development. ; 8.2.1. Concerns about the direction of human evolution -- 8.2.2. The imminent disaster facing science and technology -- 8.2.3. Are human beings ready for the negative impact of technological innovation? -- 8.3. The crisis of so-called human-machine civilization driven by the theory of scientific and technological omnipotence -- 8.3.1. An ideal outcome -- 8.3.2. A tragic outcome -- 8.3.3. Five "Wars" among three categories of species -- 8.4. A new understanding of technology -- 8.4.1. Soft technology that has been neglected for a long time -- 8.4.2. Soft technology, another paradigm of technology -- 8.4.3. Human beings must regulate technology -- 8.4.4. It is not enough just to regulate and control -- 8.5. What kind of civilization should human beings pursue? -- 8.5.1. The essence of Industrial Civilization -- 8.5.2. Exploring the future evolution of humanity from social-humanity perspectives - the sublimation and perfection of human nature -- 8.5.3. Global Civilization -- 8.6. The difficult task of creating a "Global Civilization" -- 8.7. Beyond Global Civilization - paradigm shift: from Global civilization to Great Civilization -- 8.7.1. Human beings should pursue a higher level of civilization than Global Civilization - Great Civilization -- 8.7.2. The significance of Great Civilization -- 8.8. Can humans eventually create a Great Civilization? -- 8.9. Sustainable development - paradigm shift of human survival and development -- 8.10. Changing the thinking mode is the key for paradigm shift -- Chapter 9. Foresight Shock, Facing the Inevitable Impact of the Climate Crisis -- 9.1. Looking back to look forward -- 9.2. When foresight becomes shocking: tipping points -- 9.3. The race is on -- 9.4. A profound leadership moment -- 9.5. From foresight shock to climate action -- 9.6. The emergence of the regenerative era. ; 9.7. Positive signals of the emerging regenerative era -- 9.8. From foresight shock to mobilizing action at scale: leadership practices -- 9.9. Three leadership practices for building the regenerative era -- 9.9.1. Visionary strategic leadership: from signals to strategy -- 9.9.2. Innovation leadership: from strategy to impact -- 9.9.3. Emotional leadership -- Chapter 10. Post-Covid-19 Governance: Two Scenarios -- 10.1. Our approach to foresight -- 10.2. The shock strategy -- 10.2.1. The possibility of a major economic crisis in the near future -- 10.2.2. The two possible scenarios -- 10.3. Conclusion -- Postface -- References -- List of Authors -- Index -- EULA.
• Titolo autorizzato: Futures
• ISBN: 1-394-22578-4; 1-394-22575-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910735562903321
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