Alternative futures
Origin: Lat.alternātus, futūrus
Considered by many to be the core concept of futures studies. Suggests that individuals, groups, cultures, etc. are not set on a deterministic path to a single unitary future but, by using their powers of foresight and decision-making can select from a wide range of future trajectories and outcomes.
Spanish: Futuros alternativos
Sources and references
- Slaughter, Richard A. “Glossary of future terms.”cited 79 times
Term connections
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Mentions
Mentioned by
- Aspirational futures
- Causal layered analysis
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Exploratory forecasting
- Foresight (future studies, futures thinking, anticipation)
- Futures
- Futures studies
- Futures theater
- Futurible/Futurable
- Multidimensionality
- Purposes of future studies
- Researching Futures of X
- Scenario (story, narrative, outcome, path)
- Scenario archetypes
- Scenario levels
- The Institute for Alternative Futures (IAF)
- Wind tunneling
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