One of the main missions of higher education is to prepare the young (but not exclusively
them) for future challenges. It not only has the potential to change individual lives but it can …

Climate awareness is a major topic of concern, and the Green Deal in Europe attempts to
turn states, communities, and local actors towards more environmentally conscious action to …

Recently, several expectations have been raised towards higher education institutions
(HEIs). These expectations are about the roles HEIs should play and responsibilities they …

There are two approaches to future planning: backcasting and scenario planning. While
some studies have attempted to relate and combine these two approaches, a future design …

In 2018 a marketing communications firm decided to do a participatory backcasting project
involving all their local members of staff to see what the future might bring in marketing …

Anticipating the challenges of a range of possible futures is a daunting task. To future in a
way that includes the voices of an increasingly diverse population of learners adds a …

Action Learning (AL) in higher education has been mainly used at the postgraduate level so
far. In this article, we contribute to deepening the academic conversation about the …

This paper explores innovative approaches to decision-making for the common good by
addressing the challenges posed by participatory foresight techniques such as backcasting …

Purpose: The business world has become more turbulent than ever. Organisations must be
proactive to meet the challenges of the increasingly disruptive, dynamic, and unpredictable …

Abstract Reporting of the Africa Region on Sustainable Development Goals Agenda 2030 as
Voluntary National Reviews (VNR) exposed data gaps reflecting national capacity …