YEAR 2
MODULE 6
Introduction to Foresight as a Tool for Policy-making
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DAY1

• Brainstorming, consensus building),
• Strategic methods (STEEP, SWOT, scenarios) and priority setting
• (Delphi, expert panels) in foresight.
• Scenario Planning / Building
  The scenario building techniques and the way these are used in TF studies.
• Principles and process.
• Organisation of a scenario workshop.

DAY2

• Technology Foresight Techniques
• Brainstorming, Mind Mapping, STEEP and SWOT Analyses
  Germination of ideas, their proliferation and transformation into tangible notions; Communication needs and skills; analysis of Social, Technological, Economical, Environmental and Political (STEEP) issues and trends; Use of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis in decision making.
• Technology roadmaps
  Principles, process, examples, practical exercise
• Delphi Survey
  Participants will be taken through the practice of a Delphi survey, acting as experts. A two-round on-line Delphi survey will be conducted and the results will be analysed by the foresight panels.