Journal article
Concepts and Effects: Ordering and Practice in Foresight
Foresight, Vol.16(1), pp.1-16
2014
Abstract
Purpose - This article reflects on the role of key concepts in foresight and futures work. The goal is to explore a set of concepts and link them to the effects they have in the world of foresight practice. It is argued that concepts order foresight practice and that though each foresight context and practitioner is unique, concepts bring a sense of order and coherence to foresight work and futures thinking. This reflection is placed in the context of a set of first principles the author acknowledges as his starting place for futures thinking and foresight practice. Design/methodology/approach - Conceptual analysis. Findings - Concepts have effects and these can be assessed based on their ability to increase social and personal resilience in contexts characterised by change, complexity and uncertainty. Research limitations/implications - Foresight practitioners clarify their own values and ethics through reflection on the concepts they use and the processes they deploy when working with clients. Practical implications - More reflective foresight practice; greater conceptual clarity when reflecting upon and communicating/teaching foresight and futures thinking. Originality/value - This paper offers a basis for orienting foresight work towards the broader social goal of resilience through a deepened appreciation of how concepts inform process and structure meaning.
Details
- Title
- Concepts and Effects: Ordering and Practice in Foresight
- Authors
- Marcus P Bussey (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
- Publication details
- Foresight, Vol.16(1), pp.1-16
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2014
- DOI
- 10.1108/FS-04-2013-0017
- ISSN
- 1463-6689
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2012 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. This article is © Emerald Group Publishing and permission has been granted for this version to appear here. Emerald does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from Emerald Group Publishing Limited.'
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Engage Research Lab; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448792702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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