The future sign and its three dimensions

Hiltunen, E. (2008). The future sign and its three dimensions. Futures, 40(3), 247-260.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

2008

Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2007.08.021matched

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futurism_foresight

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Primes

• Horizon Scanning
  • T5: Speed of scanning cycle vs maturity of significance assessment.

    This sourceDevelops the "future signs" framework distinguishing the signal, the issue, and the interpretation; clarifies why rapid-cycle scanning detects fluctuations whereas slower cycles permit maturation of weak signals into actionable foresight.

• Weak Signals & Emerging Issues
  • Source-landscape drift — the institutional obsolescence of peripheral-source inventories as the locus of pre-mainstream activity migrates across platforms and communities — is a property Hiltunen (2008) flags as one of the three constitutive dimensions of future signs: the signal, the issue, and the interpreter, all of which evolve.

    This sourceDevelops the "future signs" framework distinguishing the signal, the issue, and the interpretation; clarifies why rapid-cycle scanning detects fluctuations whereas slower cycles permit maturation of weak signals into actionable foresight.

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