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Strategic foresight is a planning-oriented subset of foresight (futurology, futures studies), the study of the future. Strategy is a high level plan to achieve one or more goals under conditions of uncertainty. Strategic foresight happens when any planner uses scanned inputs, forecasts, alternative futures exploration, analysis and feedback to produce or alter plans and actions of the organization. Strategic planning always includes analysis, but it may or may not involve serious foresight on the way to developing a plan, or taking an action. A consideration of possible futures (alternative futures) and of probable futures (forecasts, predictions) is important to developing a preferred future (plan), even the simple mental plans made prior to taking an action.〔Amara, Roy (1981), The Futures Field. ''The Futurist'', World Future Society.〕 It is the job of the strategic foresight professional to make sure appropriately diverse and relevant inputs, forecasts, and alternatives are considered in the analysis, decisionmaking and planning processes, that plans are appropriately communicated and that when actions are taken, appropriate feedback occurs and after action reviews take place to improve the foresight process. Strategic foresight is a growing practice in corporate foresight in large companies.〔Rohrbeck, Rene (2010) ''Corporate Foresight: Towards a Maturity Model for the Future Orientation of a Firm'', Heidelberg: Physica-Verlag, Springer, ISBN 978-3-7908-2625-8〕 Its use is also growing in government and non-profit organisations. Strategic foresight can be practiced at multiple levels, including: #Personal - ''"Personal and professional goalsetting and action planning"''〔Morrisey, George L. (1992), ''Creating Your Future: Personal Strategic Planning for Professionals'', Berrett Koehler, San Francisco, CA.〕 #Organizational - ''"Carrying out tomorrows' business better"''〔Hamel, G., & Prahalad, C.K. (1994), ''Competing for the Future'', Harvard Business School Press, Boston MA.〕 #Social - ''"Moving toward the next civilisation - the one that lies beyond the current hegemony of techno/industrial/capitalist interests"''〔Slaughter, Richard A. (2004), ''Futures Beyond Dystopia: Creating Social Foresight'', RoutledgeFarmer, London, UK. ISBN 978-0-415-30270-8; p .217〕 ==Quotes== *"Strategic foresight is the ability to create and maintain a high-quality, coherent and functional forward view, and to use the insights arising in useful organisational ways. For example to detect adverse conditions, guide policy, shape strategy, and to explore new markets, products and services. It represents a fusion of futures methods with those of strategic management" (Slaughter (1999), p. 287). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「strategic foresight」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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