This book proposes that organizational policies are what ensure the institutionalization and sustainability of futures thinking in organizations. It presents several case studies from corporations and other institutions that describe effective use of foresight methods and internal policies to respond to rapid change. The case studies address changing trends in technology, globalization and/or workforce diversity, and the impact on the economic and political well-being of the organization. The editors also develop an organizational capability maturity model for futures thinking as well as providing questions for discussion that promote critical review of each case chapter. This book will inform scholars and organizational leaders how best to utilize foresight methodologies and organizational policies to sustain successful management strategies within futures thinking organizations.

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First book that can serve as main text for courses dealing with future-oriented leadership Specifies how to sustain effective foresight methodologies that will spell success for futures thinking organizations Offers a matrix for successfully building a future-thinking organization

Autorentext

Deborah A. Schreiber is Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership at the University of La Verne, USA. Dr. Schreiber has been honored with the Charles A. Wedemeyer Award for Distinguished Scholarship for her book Distance Training: How Innovative Organizations are Using Technology to Maximize Learning and Meet Business Objectives.

Zane L. Berge is Professor and former Director of the Training Systems graduate programs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA. Prior to joining UMBC, Dr. Berge was founder and director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, Georgetown University, Washington DC.

Inhalt
Introduction to Futures Thinking in Organizations.- Organizational Capability Model for Futures Thinking.- Foresight, Organizational Policies and Management Strategies in Electric Vehicle Technology Advances at Tesla.- Defending the Delta: Practices of Foresight at Dutch Infrastructure Providers.- Foresight as a Facilitator for Innovative Capability and Organizational Adaptability: Insights from a Family Firm in the HVAC Industry.- The Evolving Approach to Strategic Corporate Foresight at Swiss Bank PostFinance in the Age of Digital Transformation.- Anticipating and Managing Change in Large Organization Strategic Environment: Using Foresight and Organizational Policy to Enable Futures Literate Decision Making.- Corporate Foresight and Roadmapping for Innovation in Russia: A Joint University Corporate Experience.- Circles of Impression: External Foresight in Global Enterprises.- Envisioning Successful Sino-Foreign Universities in 2030: Considerations for Current and ProspectivePartnerships.- Institutionalizing Futures Thinking in the Canadian Army.- Foresight Renewal: Beginning and Ending with Foresight in The Florida and Ohio Army National Guard Organizations.- Futures Thinking: Strategy Used by Trust Bank to Survive Global Economic Collapse during the Great Recession of 2008.- Pledge toward Workforce Diversity and Organizational Wellbeing: A Case Study of Aviva Plc..- Diverse Alternative Learning Visions 2026-2066: Transforming and Reframing the University as a Lifelong Social Design Lab.- Accelerating Diverse Leader Readiness through Foresight and Futures Thinking.- Disney's Workforce of the Future: From HR Initiative to Organizational Culture.- Final Discussions.- Supplemental Learning Materials.