Chp 1&2:
• Futures studies is the study of postulating possible, probable, and preferable futures, and the
worldviews and myths that underlie them
• Foundational Assumptions of Futurist:
Ray Amara, a former president of the Institute for the Future once suggested that there
are three fundamental premises upon which the futures based.
1. The future is not predetermined.
2. The future is not predictable.
3. Future outcomes can be influenced by our choices in the present. ( future ma jo
hona wala ha uska pta hma present sa chlta ha)
• Nature of Futures Studies:
1. Is Futures Studies an art or science.
2. In general, it can be considered as a branch of the social sciences and parallel to
the field of history.
3. In the same way that history studies the past, futures studies considers the future.
4. Futures studies seek to understand what is likely to continue and what could
change?
5. Part of the discipline seeks a systematic and pattern-based understanding of past
and present, for determining the likelihood of future events and trends
( On the bases of past, and present future trends, and events can be determine.)
• NEED OF FUTURES STUDIES :
1. The growth of futures studies is a result of the desire of government and businesses to
find information that can aid in making better policy.
(with the help of future studies government and businesses can better understand the
second and third order effects of specific policy decisions)
2. Future studies create alternative futures by making basic assumptions problematic.
3. Through questioning the future, emerging issues analysis, and creation of alternative
futures scenarios, the intention is to transcend the present to create the possibility for
new futures
• BENEFITS OF FUTURES STUDIES:
• Enhancing Creativity :
• Creativity is the ability to think about a task or a problem in a new or different way or use
the imagination to generate new ideas.
• Creativity enables you to think critically, solve complex problems or find exciting ways to
approach tasks.
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Foresight/ future planning is about opening your mind in new and novel ways,
helping you to make connections that weren’t available before. We are not limited to
right and wrong or stand-alone answers here, thus enabling breakthrough creative
ideas and thoughts.
• Engaging Cultures :
• When you involve diverse levels of your organization in conversations about the future
you support the creation of a culture of engagement and participation.
• Do you have an engaging and inclusive culture that encourages input and then gives due
consideration to this input? Or, does it just get shelved?
• When you actively involve team members in the foresight process you can engender a
