TOWARD A FUTURE FOR PLANNING.

Abstract

For several reasons, governments will increasingly require a 'service of studies of the future' as an integral part of their planning processes. But governments have always had difficulty in planning, and dealing adequately with the future. Only part of the problem has been due to limitations in their ability to gather, organize and use informaion; part of it has been the lack of purposeful future-orientation; and part has been the inadequacy of verbal communication between 'the man of knowledge' and 'the man of action.' DeJouvenel has proposed and Institute for the Future to help address these Problems. This paper describes some characteristics of such an institute, and its prospective role in improving the processes of decision making and policy construction in government. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0635199

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People

  • Marvin Adelson

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  • System Development Corporation

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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Construction
  • Governments
  • Integrals

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  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design