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Bertrand de Jouvenel
"Building the Future" was a philosphy based on seeing the future as "a realm of freedom, power and will" (de Jouvenel 2004, p. 10) -
Herman Kahn
Kahn used scenarios to investigate strategies engaging the Soviet Unione during the cold war. (“Strategic Foresight: History of Scenario Planning,” 2017) -
Oil refinery
While running an Oil company, strategic planning was used to know better when to open a new refinery or add more oil storages due to the growth in those days. -
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Shell & General Electric use of scenario planning
During this period scenario planning, scenario planning was used by Shell and General Electric to define future consumer markets in that decade. (Millett 2017) -
South Africa
South Africa hired an RDS team to help them envision the future of RSA post-apartheid. The team reverse engineered the future state with interest from both sides. -
PepsiCo
In 2010, Christian Crews and Ted Farrington led an 18-month futures study for PepsiCo to better understand the drivers of consumer's food and beverage choices in 2020. (“Strategic Foresight: History of Scenario Planning,” 2017) -
Singapore and the future of foresighting
There are now lots of centers, offices and units in government departments dedicated to future and foresight, scanning and anticipation. -
REFERENCES
- The. (2014). Foresight Futures. Retrieved February 24, 2022, from Foresight Futures website: https://foresightfutures.net/the-history-of-foresight
- Strategic Foresight: History of Scenario Planning. (2017). Retrieved February 24, 2022, from Kalypso website: https://kalypso.com/viewpoints/entry/understanding-strategic-foresight-the-history-of-scenario-planning
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Foresighting 2022
Nowadays Foresighting needs to be used to determine future scenarios taking into account the outcome of the worldwide pandemic.