Disturbance generator
Origin: Lat. disturbāre, generātor, -ōris
Used to avoid traps in futures thinking. The tasks of a Disturbance Generator include asking odd questions concerning the basic assumptions and modes of operation of an organization from the futures perspectives, identifying new important weak signals in the operating environment that have potential impacts on the organization’s development and producing innovations related to products, services, customers, modes of operation, strategies, and scenarios.
Spanish: Generador de disturbio.
Sources and references
- “Thinking creatively in Turbulent Times.”cited 2 times
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