Strategic scenarios: an application in the biotechnology area

<p>Scenarios are stories that describe different possible but equally plausible futures developed through methodologies aiming to include the perception of different actors regarding the certainties and uncertainties of complex environments. This paper reviews the role of scenario development...

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Main Authors: Esper Cavalheiro, Lelio Fellows Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Instituto de Administração 2011-07-01
Series:Future Studies Research Journal: Trends and Strategies
Online Access:http://www.revistafuture.org/FSRJ/article/view/10
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spelling doaj-83f2537f6f1d4015a70572baefd4731f2020-11-25T01:05:24ZengFundação Instituto de AdministraçãoFuture Studies Research Journal: Trends and Strategies2175-58252011-07-0131021310.7444/future.v3i1.1071Strategic scenarios: an application in the biotechnology areaEsper Cavalheiro0Lelio Fellows Filho1CGEE e UNIFESPCGEE<p>Scenarios are stories that describe different possible but equally plausible futures developed through methodologies aiming to include the perception of different actors regarding the certainties and uncertainties of complex environments. This paper reviews the role of scenario development as a key tool for the analysis of the future. It also highlights that that the function of scenarios is not to predict the future, but to provide opportunities to take part in its construction consistently.</p><p><strong>Key words:</strong> Scenario. Future Studies. Foresight.</p>http://www.revistafuture.org/FSRJ/article/view/10
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Strategic scenarios: an application in the biotechnology area
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title Strategic scenarios: an application in the biotechnology area
title_short Strategic scenarios: an application in the biotechnology area
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publishDate 2011-07-01
description <p>Scenarios are stories that describe different possible but equally plausible futures developed through methodologies aiming to include the perception of different actors regarding the certainties and uncertainties of complex environments. This paper reviews the role of scenario development as a key tool for the analysis of the future. It also highlights that that the function of scenarios is not to predict the future, but to provide opportunities to take part in its construction consistently.</p><p><strong>Key words:</strong> Scenario. Future Studies. Foresight.</p>
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