Anticipatory anthropology

This research approach combines the framework of anthropology and futures studies with the primary goal of observing, describing, and interpreting the collective behavior of human groups around possible, probable, and preferable futures. The forerunners of this formal approach are Margaret Mead and Robert Textor, although other exponents can be identified, such as Jean-English Lueck and Reed Riner. Anticipatory anthropology makes use of ethnographic futures research (EFR) to collect and systematize information, whereby interviews for eliciting possible scenarios and participant observation play a key role in the procedure.