Creativity methods in technological forecasting

“Technological Forecasting and Applications” was the title given to the Second European Technological Forecasting Association conference held in Paris in May. It was sponsored by ADETEM, The Association for the Development of Marketing Techniques, and was therefore somewhat inclined to that aspect of management studies. However, a number of papers reflected the increasing acceptance of the notion of technological forecasting both in France and in the UK, and illustrated various methods and applications. An example is the following contribution which introduces creativity techniques to the practice of technological forecasting.