The Future Is Ours: Foreseeing, Managing and Creating the FutureWhy do we continue to think about, imagine, and forecast the future despite believing we will probably be wrong? Why do we need to do so? What does the future mean, and how do we relate to it? Is it possible that Western societies condition their members into inability to cope with the future? |
Contents
Forgotten but Ever Present | 3 |
Some Problems of FuturesThinking | 37 |
If It Is So Difficult Why Do It? | 75 |
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The Future Is Ours: Foreseeing, Managing and Creating the Future Graham H. May No preview available - 1996 |
The Future Is Ours: Foreseeing, Managing and Creating the Future Graham H. May No preview available - 1996 |
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