Description
About the Author
Dr Tuomo Kuosa specializes in strategic foresight, scanning and visualizing futures knowledge into alternative futures and developing futures research methodologies. He is interested in non-linearities, triggering points and path-dependencies in transformation. Kuosa is a founding partner of AlternativeFutures, which is based in Finland, the company merges strategic foresight with co-design, ideation, concept design and fast prototyping, in order to help customers to develop better services, products and strategies. In 2010 Kuosa worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University's, Center of Excellence for National Security (CENS). CENS is based in RSIS, which has been ranked as Asia's third best think tank for international politics. Prior to that he has been working in various national and EU foresight projects under Finland Futures Research Centre. Kuosa is internationally well known futurist and esteemed speaker who has written dozens of foresight articles, papers and reports.
Reviews
'Drawing on the wisdom of the past, The Evolution of Strategic Foresight by Tuomo Kuosa guides the reader through strategic thought to the present and guides to the future'. Jerome C. Glenn, CEO, The Millennium Project 'According to my professional experience Dr Tuomo Kuosa is one of leading experts in the foresight field. His new book will be a key reference in the field of strategic foresight. His new book is really a value adding product with high intellectual capital input. It is also insightful, innovative and professional.' Jari Kaivo-oja Adviser in Foresight R&D, Crisis Management Initiative, New York & Helsinki Offices, Expert and researcher, Finland Futures Research Centre and the Academy of Finland, University of Turku 'A superior guide to futures methodologies, their history and contemporary use, especially in European public sectors.' Dr John P. Geis, Professor; Colonel, retired; Author of the Air Force 2025 and Blue Horizons Studies 'This book by Tuomo Kuosa sheds new light in the growing field of strategic foresight. Through theoretical considerations and practical examples, he emphasizes the usefulness of strategic foresight, with applications from the military to business to academia. The book is well presented and serves as an excellent reference for futures studies in a professional environment.' Jose Cordeiro, Director, Venezuela Node, The Millennium Project and Energy Advisor/Faculty, Singularity University, NASA Ames, California, USA
Book Information
ISBN 9781138270787
Author Tuomo Kuosa
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 453g