Beyond the veil — The real value of Foresight |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo, Eilert Sundts Hus, Moltke Moes vei 31, 0851 Oslo, Norway;2. DTU Management Engineering, Department of Technology and Innovation Management, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark;1. School of Business Administration, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-747, South Korea;2. Graduate School of MOT, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 121-742, South Korea;3. Dept. of Information and Industrial Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, South Korea;4. Division of Business Administration, Hansung University, 116 Samseongyoro-16gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-792, South Korea;1. Centre International de Recherche sur l''Environnment et le Développement, Paris, France;2. The World Bank, Washington D.C., USA;3. Ecole Nationale de la Météorologie, Météo-France, Toulouse, France;1. TsamaHub, School of Public Leadership, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7600, South Africa;2. Department of Industrial Engineering, and the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies (CRSES), Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa;3. KnowlEdge Srl, 35, via Col Di Lana, Castellanza 21053, Italy;1. Institute of Information Systems, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany;2. FOM University of Applied Sciences, Nuremberg, Germany;3. ITONICS GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany;4. German Federal Armed Forces, Berlin, Germany;5. Z_punkt GmbH, Cologne, Germany |
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| Abstract: | The wide application of foresight would benefit from a common assessment framework that hardly exists. This would require a higher level of reference, i.e. pursuing more generic goals. This is offered by the two concepts of “knowledge society” and “participatory governance”. The aim of the research is to develop an impact assessment framework of foresight programmes in developing more participatory “knowledge societies” beyond their specific aims.Research shows that the major impacts of foresight belong to three groups, i.e. in relation to knowledge, network creation, and promoting public engagement in policy-making. At the same time, the major features of modern societies are of three types, i.e. related to knowledge value, to innovation-driven growth and to consequences of a “risk society”. Thus, the relevant areas where foresight might contribute are: knowledge, networking, and coping with a ‘risk society’.The new framework is built on the features and pre-conditions of more participatory societies and draws upon existing evaluation approaches and concepts (“theory-based evaluation”, “knowledge value framework”, “behavioural” and “cognitive capacity additionality”) to tackle short-comings of earlier evaluation efforts. It is then tested in a case study that demonstrates its feasibility and comprehensiveness and further refines the assessment criteria it is based on. |
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