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Equipping your organization for an uncertain future is a daunting task. If you're already over-stretched dealing with the pressures of today - it can seem like an impossible one. But building future planning into your everyday practices is not only vital - it's eminently doable. And who better to show us how than Stephen Millett - historian, futurist and management consultant for three decades? Future studies and practices emphasize methods, techniques, and tools, but often lack a sound theoretical foundation enjoyed by the natural, and many of the social, sciences. Yet theoretical first principles provide the foundation for solving practical problems - including planning, investing, managing, etc. Dr. Millett outlines his Five Futuring Principles: they provide a clear theoretical framework for preparing an organization for the future. He then takes us through the practical steps involved in managing a forward-facing organization, including managing "futuring" (the external-to-internal process of scanning the environment to anticipate the trends that will affect your organization) and "visioning" (realizing the internal mission, values, aspirations and goals of an organization and its management, and then turning your organization outward to face the world). Managing the Future draws on examples of recent best practice from corporations and venture capital firms. It includes discussions of trend analysis as pattern recognition, the advantages and disadvantages of expert judgement, and both intuitive and analytical scenarios for forecasting and planning.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Chapter 1. Continuity and Change Futuring Principle 1: The future will be some unknown combination of continuity and change. Time's Arrow Time's Target: The Future Chaos, Chance, and Randomness Time as Both Continuity and Discontinuity A Case Study: Continuity and Change in the European Union Chapter 2. Anticipating the Future Futuring Principle 2: The future can be anticipated with varying degrees of uncertainty depending upon conditions. Uncertainty in Time and the Future Theoretical Sources of Predictability Revelation and Divination Laws of Nature Trend Momentum Cause-and-Effect Relationships and Sequences Closed Systems and Fixed Sets Knowledge of Intentions Self-Fulfilling Prophecies A Case Study: Trends in American Consumer Value to 2050 Chapter 3. Futuring and Visioning Futuring Principle 3: Futuring and visioning are different but complementary perspectives of the future. Millett's Hourglass The Perspective of Futuring The Perspective of Visioning The Tilting Hourglass A Case Study: Trends with Opportunities But No Strategic Technologies Chapter 4. Well Considered Expectations - Potential Errors and Remedies Futuring Principle 4: The best forecasts and plans are methodically generated and provide well considered expectations for the future. Predispositions Self-Interest and Wishful Thinking The Recency Effect False Starting Points and Assumptions Omissions and Unexpected Events Lack of Information Too Much and Incorrect Information Vagueness Misapproximations Poor Packaging Lack of Ownership Inadequate Resources, Personnel, and Budgets A Case Study: Prospects for Long-Term Economic Growth in India Chapter 5. Updating Forecasts with Trend Tracking Futuring Principle 5: There is no such thing as an immutable forecast or plan for an immutable future. Forecasts and plans must be continuously monitored, evaluated, and revised according to new data and conditions in order to improve real-time frameworks for making long-term decisions and strategies. Type I Pattern Recognition (Background) Type II Pattern Recognition (Signals) Type III Pattern Recognition (Data Arrays) A Case Study: The Updating and Pattern Recognition of Economic Growth in India Chapter 6. Managing Futuring Step 1: Identification of the Project Goals, Resources, and Assignments Step 2: Topic Question Step 3: Selection of Descriptors Step 4: Descriptor Research and Analysis Step 5: Interactions Among Descriptors Step 6: Forecasts Scenarios Chapter 7. Managing Visioning Preferred Futures Visionary Leadership Participatory Visioning Strategic Capabilities, Technologies, and Assets Planning 1. - Mission Statement 2. - Goals and Priorities 3. - Current Business Lines and Their Performance 4. - Strategic Capabilities, Technologies, and Assets 5. - Customers and Markets 6. - Competitors, Competitive Advantages, and Market Positioning 7. - Significant Trends and Their Potential Impacts 8. - Strategies 9. - Resources, Investments, and Budgets 10. - Assignments and Responsibilities 11. - Schedules, Milestones, and Metrics of Achievement 12. - Contingencies Chapter 8. Managing Applications and Benefits Anticipating Changing Customers, Markets, and Competitors Envisioning Potential New Products and Services Thought Leadership Teaching the Learning Organization and Changing Corporate Culture Risk Management Strategic Planning Visionary Leadership Chapter 9. Managing Expectations Your Expectations for Your Business Your Expectations for Others Your Expectations for Yourself Expectations for You Expectations for the Future of Futuring and Visioning About the Author Index About Triarchy Press Related Titles from Triarchy Press

About the Author :
Stephen M. Millett received his bachelor's degree from Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) and his MA and Ph.D. degrees in history from The Ohio State University. He served as an officer in the US Air Force before joining the professional staff at the Battelle Memorial Institute in 1979. During his 27-year career at Battelle, Dr. Millett became an internationally respected technology forecaster and futurist. He managed over 100 major futuring and visioning projects for corporate, non-profit, R&D and government clients in North America, Europe, India, and East Asia. He retired in 2006 and founded his own research and consulting company, Futuring Associates LLC. He is also a faculty member in the MBA program at Franklin University. Dr. Millett served as a member of the State Board of Education in Ohio from 2003 to 2010.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781908009487
  • Publisher: Triarchy Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Triarchy Press
  • Height: 244 mm
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: A Guide to Forecasting and Strategic Planning in the 21st Century
  • Width: 170 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1908009489
  • Publisher Date: 30 Nov 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Weight: 512 gr


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