Foresight and Innovation - How Companies are Coping with the Future

Foresight and Innovation is a guide for readers that are interested about the future. The book introduces a concept of futurist thinking, which includes anticipating, innovating and communicating about the futures. These concepts show how various organizations, all over the world are thinking, communicating and creating a better future.

List of contents

1. Change 2. Some Thoughts about Predicting the Future, its Ease and Difficulty 3. Blindness and Seeing 4. Cornerstones of Anticipation 5. Strategy 6. How and Why is Anticipation Done in Organizations? 7. How do we Innovate the Future? 8. Future Methods for Innovation 9. Examples of Creating the Future and iInnovation Activity

About the author

Elina Hiltunen is a futurist, key note speaker, writer, innovator and columnist. She has an MSc in Chemical Engineering and PhD in Economics. Hiltunen has been working in various organizations, academic institutions, and in the private and public sectors. Having worked at Nokia as a futurist, Elina now runs her own consultancy, What's Next Consulting, and also works as Executive in Recidence in Aalto University, School of Arts and Design, Finland.

Summary

Foresight and Innovation is a guide for readers that are interested about the future. The book introduces a concept of futurist thinking, which includes anticipating, innovating and communicating about the futures. These concepts show how various organizations, all over the world are thinking, communicating and creating a better future.

Product details

• Authors: E Hiltunen, E. Hiltunen
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9781349463855
• ISBN: 978-1-349-46385-5
• No. of pages: 254
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 14 mm x 216 mm
• Weight: 345 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 254 p.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business; Management, Operations Research, B, Planning, Leadership, Economics, Organization, Business and Management, Business Strategy/Leadership, Organizational theory & behaviour, Innovation/Technology Management, Operations Research/Decision Theory, Operations Research and Decision Theory, Economics, general, business strategy, Management & management techniques, Research & development management, Management decision making, Management science, Industrial Management, Decision Making, Palgrave Business & Management Collection