Insights into the future

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The book defines the concept of future foresight, highlights its benefits, and clarifies for the reader the confusion that often occurs between foresight, concepts such as the knowledge of the unseen, and other strategic concepts, such as strategic planning and risk management.
The book discusses the experience of the United Arab Emirates in adopting the concept of foresight, represented by the "Emirates Future Foresight Project," as a living example of incorporating the concept of foresight into the government excellence system.
The book discusses the drivers and trends that shape the future, the importance of studying and understanding them, and analyzing them to forecast the future. It also reviews some important tools and techniques used in the foresight process, such as scenarios, the Delphi Futures Survey, and others. Understanding these tools leads to an understanding of the implications of drivers and trends, and points to the challenges that will arise from them.
Valuing the solution-oriented approach, the book addresses the key role innovation plays in addressing future challenges. Equally important, the authors address the role of data and knowledge in implementing a foresight project, as well as the impact of disseminating a foresight culture and how to disseminate it among institutions and individuals.
The book includes other topics related to the concept of foresight, which will improve the process and practices of foresight, achieving happiness and well-being, and serving societies. Such as the main elements of building future capabilities, the role that the culture of foresight plays in refining a positive personality, and the qualities, capabilities, and advantages that represent the values ​​and ethics of the individual who works to predict the future. The need to focus on the small changes and differences that occur in present societies is also a focus of discussion in this book. The expansion or continuity of some of these changes may negatively impact the future of societies and their individuals.
At the beginning of the book, dear reader, I present to you some predictions and future expectations in vital sectors of societies, as an example of the final stage of the foresight process, with its results and final outcome.