Futures Research Unpacked

Unpacking Participatory Methods in Corporate Foresight Join us as we dive into a critical systematic literature review by Delhaes, Vieira, Pimenta, and Oliveira that examines participatory methods in Corporate Foresight (CF) case studies published between 2003 and 2023. Despite case studies being essential for generating insights into CF research and demonstrating foresight approaches in practical...

Unveiling Decolonial Futures: Empowering BIWOC in the Amazon Join us as we dive into a groundbreaking research paper that explores decolonial and participatory approaches to envision equitable transformations toward sustainability in the Amazon. This episode highlights a collaborative effort with 20 Black, Indigenous, and other Women of Color (BIWOC) in Colombia's Putumayo department, who are acti...

Rethink entrepreneurship for the Anthropocene! In today's podcast delves into Lauri Laine's paper, "Entrepreneurship as an Object of Hope: Affirmative Critique in the Anthropocene," a bold exploration of how our human-centric views of innovation might be failing our planet. We challenge the traditional focus on human agency in both mainstream and critical entrepreneurship studies, examining why th...

Welcome to our podcast! This episode is inspired by the paper, "Creating local storylines for climate mitigation and adaptation with policymakers across Europe: a new participatory and bottom-up method". We explore a novel, bottom-up methodology designed to help cities and regions address the urgent, yet deeply local, impacts of climate change. Join us as we unpack: • The critical need for context...

Welcome to our podcast, where we delve into the transformative future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in government services. Based on the insightful research paper, "The future of AI in government services and global risks: insights from design fictions", this discussion explores speculative scenariosto anticipate AI's profound impacts by 2050. Join us as we uncover three critical dilemmas highli...

Unlocking Tomorrow: The Metalogic Futures Model for Radical Change Are you ready to move beyond "business as usual" and truly transform your organization or community? In this episode, we explore the groundbreaking "metalogic futures model". Developed by Fleener, Vojnovich, and Berardinelli, this framework offers a powerful approach to navigating our complex, "postnormal times"—a world grappling w...

Welcome to Futures Research Unpacked! In this essential deep dive, we're exploring groundbreaking research from the European Journal of Futures Research: "Sustainable space governance as a key to protect future generations’ rights" by İnan-Şimşek and Atvur. The paper highlights that safeguarding the interests and rights of future generations is a pressing global concern, intensified by current act...

How are European coastal cities preparing for the devastating impacts of climate change by 2050? In this episode, we delve into a groundbreaking study that uses the Real-Time Spatial Delphi (RTSD) method and a novel web-based platform, the Real-Time Geo-Spatial Consensus System (RT-GSCS), to map out future climate scenarios. Learn how 167 experts from across Europe are pinpointing areas most at ri...

Welcome to "Future Research Unpacked". In this episode, we unpack a **pioneering study investigating how last-mile logistics companies can become intermediaries in access-based consumption**. As e-commerce surges, discover the potential for providers to offer products like **washing machines and home office furniture 'as a service'**. Based on a **strategic customer foresight study** involving a *...

Step into tomorrow, today! A new wave of 'Museums of the Future' is transforming how we experience possible futures, using immersive virtual and mixed realities to give participants a ‘live experience’ of the future. From Dubai's ambitious gateway to the future to Helsinki's disaster resilience exhibition, these institutions are backed by significant investment and political will, acting as testbe...

Unlock the secrets to thriving in an unpredictable business landscape! In this compelling podcast, we delve into groundbreaking research that empirically links strategic foresight directly to business model innovation (BMI). Discover how organizations can overcome the inherent challenges and barriers of business model transformation by systematically identifying, observing, and interpreting emergi...

Curious about the future of foresight? This podcast episode explores the fascinating 24-year evolution of Foresight J, a leading journal in the field. Drawing on a comprehensive bibliometric analysis from 1999 to 2022, we reveal how research themes have shifted from initial focuses on technology and economic growth to cutting-edge areas like Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, and sustainability....

Unlocking the Future: How Healing Trauma Ignites Foresight Join us as we explore the groundbreaking concept of "trauma-transformative foresight," a powerful approach integrating trauma healing with futures thinking. Discover how unresolved past traumas can constrain our ability to envision positive futures due to shared brain regions for past and future thinking. Drawing insights from a study with...

In a world grappling with unprecedented uncertainty – from global climate change to emerging pandemics and geopolitical instability – how do we truly prepare for the future? Join us for a deep dive into Éva Hideg's groundbreaking paper, "The Ways of Informatization in Foresight Activities: Informatization in Foresight," which unpacks the new wave in foresight activities. This episode explores the...

Ever feel like addressing the environmental crisis or other massive societal transformations seems utterly unreachable? Our latest "Deep Dive: Unpack This Paper" episode explores "Pastcasting: engaging with seemingly unreachable futures", a novel and powerful methodology that flips traditional futuring on its head. This paper introduces pastcasting as an innovative approach designed to make urgent...

Welcome back to our show. Today, we're zeroing in on ParEvo, an online methodology designed to help us think more comprehensively about the future. Unlike traditional approaches that often focus on a single, desired outcome, ParEvo offers a complementary perspective by exploring a wide range of possible futures. So, what exactly is ParEvo? It's a participatory online process that generates diverse...

In today's hyper-competitive markets, product innovation isn't just an advantage—it's a necessity for survival. But how can firms consistently develop new products that truly hit the mark? This episode dives deep into a groundbreaking study that uncovers the powerful interplay between strategic foresight, knowledge management (specifically knowledge exploration and exploitation), and open innovati...