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Working with the Future: Ideas and Tools to Govern Uncertainty
Contributor(s): Poli, Roberto (Author)
ISBN: 8885486908     ISBN-13: 9788885486904
Publisher: Egea Spa - Bocconi University Press
OUR PRICE:   $33.20  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: October 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Future Studies
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.7" W x 8.9" (0.50 lbs) 168 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Poli's book is
  • Theoretically robust
  • Provides a description of some of the major methods in the field
  • Describes some major applications (army and government, schools)
  • Shows quite a few cases of re-framing
  • Suggests connections with present frontiers of scientific research
  • A systematic, engaging introduction to futures studies, that any well-educated person will be able to follow
  • Provides a framework for understanding the complexity and the uncertainty of the present situation
The book distinguishes correct from wrong ways to understand the future.