Name: Practices of Futurecasting
Brand: Birkhäuser
Price: 48 EUR
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ISBN: 9783035629200

Was haben Designer:innen, Wissenschaftler:innen, Unternehmer:innen und Politiker:innen gemeinsam? Sie wollen die Zukunft gestalten. Doch wie kann man die Zukunft, also das, was noch nicht existiert, für andere greifbar machen? Über 40 Vordenker:innen aus Wirtschaft, Politik, Kunst und Wissenschaft setzen sich in diesem Buch mit der Frage des „Futurecasting" auseinander. Versammelt sind Texte unter anderem von Alex McDowell, dem preisgekrönten Kreativdirektor, der Steven Spielbergs Zukunftsfilme erfolgreich in Szene setzt; Angela Wilkinson, die über ihre Tätigkeit als Generalsekretärin des World Energy Councils berichtet; und nicht zuletzt David Kirby, der über die nützliche Zusammenarbeit zwischen Industrie und Science-Fiction schreibt. Ein Reader von und für alle, die die Zukunft gestalten wollen.

What do designers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and politicians have in common? They want to shape the future. But how can you make the future – that which does not yet exist – tangible for others? In this book, over 40 thought leaders from the worlds of business, politics, art, and science address the question of "futurecasting." It includes texts by Alex McDowell, the award-winning creative director who successfully stages Steven Spielberg's future films; Angela Wilkinson, who reports on her work as Secretary General of the World Energy Council; and, last but not least, David Kirby, who writes about the useful collaboration between industry and science fiction. A reader by and for all those who want to shape the future.

Zukunft; Science Fiction; Politikgestaltung; Spielwelten; Ermöglichung; Geschichte; Simulation; Propaganda; Vorstellungskraft; Global Gouvernance; Innovation; Zukunftsdesign; Vorausschau; Imagination; experimentelle Zukunft; Weltgestaltung; Szenarienplanung; Zukunftsgestaltung; Design-Konversation; imaginierte Zukunft; Karlheinz Schwuchow; Mary Flanagan; Sarah DaVanzo; Cory Doctorow

future design; foresight; imagined futures; experimental futures; world building; scenario planing; futures making; design conversation; science fiction; policymaking; gameworlds; enabling; history; simulation; propaganda; imagination; gouvernance; innovation; Mary Flanagan; Sarah DaVanzo; David A. Kirby; Cory Doctorow

Ways of sharing imagined tomorrows

Practices of Futurecasting

Michael Shamiyeh, UNESCO Chairholder, Professor, and Advisory Board Member

Michael Shamiyeh, UNESCO Chair, Professor and Advisory Board Member

<UL> <LI>Warum Futurecasting von zentraler Bedeutung ist </LI> <LI>Welche Methoden effektiv sind </LI> <LI>Wie Zukunft gestaltet werden kann </LI></UL>

<UL> <LI>Why futurecasting is of central importance </LI> <LI>Which methods are effective </LI> <LI>How the future can be shaped </LI></UL>

What do designers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and politicians have in common? They want to shape the future. But how can you make the future – that which does not yet exist – tangible for others?  In this book, over 40 thought leaders from the worlds of business, politics, art, and science address the question of "futurecasting." It includes texts by Alex McDowell, the award-winning creative director who successfully stages Steven Spielberg's future films; Angela Wilkinson, who reports on her work as Secretary General of the World Energy Council; and, last but not least, David Kirby, who writes about the useful collaboration between industry and science fiction.  A reader by and for all those who want to shape the future.  Why futurecasting is of central importance  Which methods are effective  How the future can be shaped 

What do designers, scientists, entrepreneurs, and politicians have in common? They want to shape the future. But how can you make the future

Practices of Futurecasting

Ways of sharing imagined tomorrows

Edited by: Michael Shamiyeh