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Organizing Foresight Tools 组织展望工具

World futures review Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1177/19467567241262951

Matthew J. Spaniol

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Exploring Art:Futures Encounters 探索艺术：邂逅未来

World futures review Pub Date : 2024-07-22 DOI: 10.1177/19467567241267343

Marcus Bussey, Emily Jaworski

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Genetic Aesthetic: The Futures of Shaping Life to Our Tastes 基因美学按照我们的口味塑造生命的未来

World futures review Pub Date : 2024-07-16 DOI: 10.1177/19467567241261613

Timothy E. Dolan

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The Writing in the Sand. Introducing Sandtray Work in Futures Research Supervision 沙中书写》。在未来研究指导中引入沙画工作

World futures review Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.1177/19467567241249714

Marguerite Westacott, Trudi Flynn

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Haiku Horizons: Visions of Tomorrow, Creative Mindsets, and Artificial Intelligence-Driven Change 俳句地平线：明日愿景、创新思维和人工智能驱动的变革

World futures review Pub Date : 2024-05-15 DOI: 10.1177/19467567241253123

Elissa Farrow

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A Quantitative and Qualitative Exploration of Futuristic Narratives on TVTropes.org 对 TVTropes.org 上未来主义叙事的定量和定性研究

World futures review Pub Date : 2024-05-12 DOI: 10.1177/19467567241253119

Simeon Spearman

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Establishing a Strategic Foresight Learning and Action Network (SF-LAN) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 在疾病控制和预防中心（CDC）建立战略展望学习和行动网络（SF-LAN）

World futures review Pub Date : 2024-05-10 DOI: 10.1177/19467567241249721

Andy Hines, Martin J. Vincent, R. Puddy

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Journaling About the Futures- Personal Reflection From the Research “About Time” 关于未来的札记--"关于时间 "研究的个人反思

World futures review Pub Date : 2024-05-08 DOI: 10.1177/19467567241249709

Justyna Doherty

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Eve 夏娃

World futures review Pub Date : 2024-05-06 DOI: 10.1177/19467567241249713

Jai Heiner-Wright, Cat McNicholl

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It’s Time! 是时候了

World futures review Pub Date : 2024-05-06 DOI: 10.1177/19467567241249717

Marcus Bussey, Linnéa Humble

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