Millennium Project: FUTURES World Foresight Encyclopedic Dictionary
Origin: Lat. mille, proiectus, futūrus prospicere Gr. ἐν, en, κύκλος, παιδεία, Lat. dictionarium
The first world foresight encyclopedic dictionary. Its goals are to encourage national and international foresight vision, to facilitate effective communication, to promote educational training, to foster the right approach for strategic planning and legislation and to facilitate negotiations between governments and corporations. It is addressed to students, teachers, scholars, planning directors of public and private sectors, consultants, parliamentarians, journalists, political columnists and opinion leaders. Contains more than 1,100 terms and methodologies that describe the steps for conducting future studies and help responsible decision-making. It was directed and produced by Concepción Olavarrieta, President of the Mexican Node. The Millennium Project A.C. Mexican and Chair of the Millennium Project; Jerome C. Glenn, Executive Director of the Millennium Project; and Theodore J. Gordon, Senior Fellow of the Millennium Project.
Spanish: Futuros: Diccionario Enciclopédico Mundial sobre Prospectiva.
Sources and references
- Concepción Olavarrieta, Jerome C. Glenn y Theodore J. Gordon. “Futures. World Foresight Encyclopedic Dictionary”cited 2 times
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