TY - BOOK AU - Cornish,Edward TI - Futuring: the exploration of the future SN - 0930242572 (hardcover) AV - HM 901 .C67 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Bethesda, Md. PB - World Future Society KW - Social prediction KW - Forecasting KW - Methodology KW - Social change KW - Twenty-first century KW - Forecasts KW - Decision making N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-290) and index; Explorers of the future -- The great transformation -- Six supertrends shaping the future -- Understanding change -- Systems, chance, and chaos -- Futuring methods -- Knowing the world around us -- Using scenarios -- The wild cards in our future -- Inventing the future -- The past as a guide to the future -- Predicting the future -- How the future became what it used to be -- The futurist revolution -- Improving our futures -- Future generations UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0414/200400024 9.html ER -