Foresight

Foresight is the systematic, participatory and multi-disciplinary approach to explore mid- to long-term futures and drivers of change (FAO,2014).

Distinctive features:

• participatory
• multidisciplinary
• exploration – not prediction
• time horizon (10-50 years)
• (usually) action oriented

Basic functions:

• Preparation (contingency planning)
• Med- to long term planning and optimization
• Discovery, innovation, emergence