Futures beyond dystopia : creating social foresight /
Slaughter, Richard.
Futures beyond dystopia : creating social foresight / Richard A. Slaughter. - London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004. - 1 online resource (xxv, 306 pages) - Futures and education . - Futures and education series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
""BookCover""; ""Half-Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents ""; ""Figures ""; ""Foreword ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""Abbreviations ""; ""Introduction ""; ""PART 1 Aspects of futures enquiry ""; ""Chapter 1 A twenty-first-century agenda ""; ""Chapter 2 Are there futures beyond Dystopia? ""; ""Chapter 3 Professional standards in futures work ""; ""Part 2 The case against hegemony ""; ""Chapter 4 Three pop futurist texts ""; ""Chapter 5 Perils of breadth American style ""; ""Part 3 Expanding and deepening a futures frame ""; ""Chapter 6 Beyond the mundane "" ""Chapter 7 Changing methods and approaches in Futures Studies """"Part 4 Futures Studies and the integral agenda ""; ""Chapter 8 Transcending flatland ""; ""Chapter 9 A new framework for environmental scanning""; ""Chapter 10 Knowledge creation, futures methods and the integral agenda ""; ""Chapter 11 Towards integral futures ""; ""Part 5 Social learning through applied foresight ""; ""Chapter 12 Futures Studies to social foresight ""; ""Chapter 13 Emergence of futures into the educational mainstream "" ""Chapter 14 Creating and sustaining second-generation Institutions of Foresight """"Chapter 15 Foresight in a social context ""; ""Part 6 Strategies and outlooks ""; ""Chapter 16 A �great transition� or many? ""; ""Chapter 17 Futures Studies as a civilizational catalyst ""; ""Conclusion The dialectic of foresight and experience ""; ""Notes ""; ""Annotated futures bibliography ""; ""Index ""
How can dystopian futures help provide the motivation to change the ways we operate day to day?Futures Beyond Dystopia takes the view that the dominant trends in the world suggest a long-term decline into unliveable Dystopian futures. The human prospect is therefore very challenging, yet the perception of dangers and dysfunctions is the first step towards dealing with them. The motivation to avoid future dangers is matched by the human need to create plans and move forward. These twin motivations can be very powerful and help to stimulate the fields of Futures Studies and Applied Foresight. Thi.
English.
0203465156 (electronic bk.) 9780203465158 (electronic bk.) 9780415302692 0415302692 9780415302708 0415302706 (Cloth) (pbk.) 1134414579 9781134414574 9786610267477 6610267472 1134414587 9781134414581
10.4324/9780203465158 doi
Forecasting.
Social prediction.
Forecasting
Prévision.
Prévision sociale.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Future Studies.
Forecasting.
Social prediction.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
CB158 / .S56 2004eb
303.49
Futures beyond dystopia : creating social foresight / Richard A. Slaughter. - London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004. - 1 online resource (xxv, 306 pages) - Futures and education . - Futures and education series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
""BookCover""; ""Half-Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents ""; ""Figures ""; ""Foreword ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""Abbreviations ""; ""Introduction ""; ""PART 1 Aspects of futures enquiry ""; ""Chapter 1 A twenty-first-century agenda ""; ""Chapter 2 Are there futures beyond Dystopia? ""; ""Chapter 3 Professional standards in futures work ""; ""Part 2 The case against hegemony ""; ""Chapter 4 Three pop futurist texts ""; ""Chapter 5 Perils of breadth American style ""; ""Part 3 Expanding and deepening a futures frame ""; ""Chapter 6 Beyond the mundane "" ""Chapter 7 Changing methods and approaches in Futures Studies """"Part 4 Futures Studies and the integral agenda ""; ""Chapter 8 Transcending flatland ""; ""Chapter 9 A new framework for environmental scanning""; ""Chapter 10 Knowledge creation, futures methods and the integral agenda ""; ""Chapter 11 Towards integral futures ""; ""Part 5 Social learning through applied foresight ""; ""Chapter 12 Futures Studies to social foresight ""; ""Chapter 13 Emergence of futures into the educational mainstream "" ""Chapter 14 Creating and sustaining second-generation Institutions of Foresight """"Chapter 15 Foresight in a social context ""; ""Part 6 Strategies and outlooks ""; ""Chapter 16 A �great transition� or many? ""; ""Chapter 17 Futures Studies as a civilizational catalyst ""; ""Conclusion The dialectic of foresight and experience ""; ""Notes ""; ""Annotated futures bibliography ""; ""Index ""
How can dystopian futures help provide the motivation to change the ways we operate day to day?Futures Beyond Dystopia takes the view that the dominant trends in the world suggest a long-term decline into unliveable Dystopian futures. The human prospect is therefore very challenging, yet the perception of dangers and dysfunctions is the first step towards dealing with them. The motivation to avoid future dangers is matched by the human need to create plans and move forward. These twin motivations can be very powerful and help to stimulate the fields of Futures Studies and Applied Foresight. Thi.
English.
0203465156 (electronic bk.) 9780203465158 (electronic bk.) 9780415302692 0415302692 9780415302708 0415302706 (Cloth) (pbk.) 1134414579 9781134414574 9786610267477 6610267472 1134414587 9781134414581
10.4324/9780203465158 doi
Forecasting.
Social prediction.
Forecasting
Prévision.
Prévision sociale.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Future Studies.
Forecasting.
Social prediction.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
CB158 / .S56 2004eb
303.49