The document describes a scenario planning method called IDEAS for strategic technology management. It discusses challenges with traditional strategic management techniques in dealing with uncertainty and the need for tools to help create robust strategies. The IDEAS method involves an expert panel discussion to identify key drivers of change and develop three scenarios - likely, favorable, and unfavorable. The scenarios are then evaluated based on their probability and potential impact to aid strategic decision making. The goal of the method is to improve on existing scenario planning approaches and make the process more effective and usable for technology management.
This document summarizes the work of the Parliament of Finland's Committee for the Future from 1999-2011. It discusses three main topics:
1. The role and activities of the Committee for the Future, which includes developing future policy discussions, reviewing government reports, and coordinating technology assessments.
2. Major projects conducted by the committee, including topics like education, bioproduction/climate change, nanotechnology, and scenarios for Russia in 2017.
3. Examples of technology assessment practices in different countries, and how the Finnish system compares in managing studies, disseminating results, and filtering topic proposals.
The document describes a scenario planning method called IDEAS for strategic technology management. It discusses challenges with traditional strategic management techniques in dealing with uncertainty and the need for tools to help create robust strategies. The IDEAS method involves an expert panel discussion to identify key drivers of change and develop three scenarios - likely, favorable, and unfavorable. The scenarios are then evaluated based on their probability and potential impact to aid strategic decision making. The goal of the method is to improve on existing scenario planning approaches and make the process more effective and usable for technology management.
This document summarizes the work of the Parliament of Finland's Committee for the Future from 1999-2011. It discusses three main topics:
1. The role and activities of the Committee for the Future, which includes developing future policy discussions, reviewing government reports, and coordinating technology assessments.
2. Major projects conducted by the committee, including topics like education, bioproduction/climate change, nanotechnology, and scenarios for Russia in 2017.
3. Examples of technology assessment practices in different countries, and how the Finnish system compares in managing studies, disseminating results, and filtering topic proposals.
