NASA Lewis Research Center Futuring Workshop

On October 21 and 22, 1986, the Futures Group ran a two-day Futuring Workshop on the premises of NASA Lewis Research Center. The workshop had four main goals: to acquaint participants with the general history of technology forecasting; to familiarize participants with the range of forecasting methodologies; to acquaint participants with the range of applicability, strengths, and limitations of each method; and to offer participants some hands-on experience by working through both judgmental and quantitative case studies. Among the topics addressed during this workshop were: information sources; judgmental techniques; quantitative techniques; merger of judgment with quantitative measurement; data collection methods; and dealing with uncertainty

5-Methyltetrahydrofolate-dependent methyltransferase activity in chronic erythremic myelosis and other types of anemias

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Design for a technology : Assessment of coal

The objective of the coal technology assessment is to compare the environmental, social, economic, and institutional consequences that may arise from development of various mixes of coal-based energy technologies to the year 2030. This article presents the assumptions behind the method, the experience from two forums with interested parties, the three scenarios constructed for the study, and the result of one issue analysis, namely the effects of global carbon-dioxide buildup from coal combustion.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/23520/1/0000475.pd

Methods for Studying the Information Systems Future

Part 8: Section 7: Panels and WorkshopInternational audienceInformation Systems studies involve the present and the future. Although data can be obtained on the present, the future can only be estimated. In Information Systems, a rapidly changing intellectual and technological field, simply extrapolating the present to the future is likely to be wrong. This paper presents and explains three proven research methods for studying the IS future and describes the role of Futures Research methods as a tool for academic research