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Technology Scouting – from insight to action

Posted on September 4th, 2010 by René Rohrbeck

Organizational future orientation is build through identifying and interpreting change in the environment and systematically taking action to build a competitive advantage. One tool which we want to discuss today is Technology Scouting. The general idea of technology scouting is … Continue reading →

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What is Corporate Foresight for you?

Posted on August 22nd, 2010 by René Rohrbeck

In our research we have found evidence that corporate foresight activities can create value in multiple ways (see also our related posts: 1, 2, 3): scan for discontinuous change and reduce uncertainty trigger organizational responses through integration with strategic management, … Continue reading →

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Exploring the value creation of corporate foresight

Posted on August 18th, 2010 by René Rohrbeck

Corporate managers and scholars alike have been wondering if any of the foresight work in companies does create any value. Interesting insights on this question can be found in Frank Ruff’s article, where he discusses different examples of the work … Continue reading →

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Corporate Foresight for enhancing your innovation capacity!

Posted on July 30th, 2010 by René Rohrbeck

In a recent article we aimed to establish to what extent corporate foresight supports the innovation effort of a company. We build on our sample of 20 case studies to identify three roles that can be played by corporate foresight. … Continue reading →

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What is Organizational Future Orientation

Posted on July 29th, 2010 by René Rohrbeck

As our first blog entry I would like to introduce Organizational Future Orientation. To tackle the questions how companies become future oriented and thus ensure long-term survival and success, scholars have worked on different levels (see figure below). Some have … Continue reading →

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