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<td valign="top" width="31%">'''[[Scenario Resource Pages]]'''<font size="-2">  Links, articles and other resources on scenarios. Some of the pages are specific to scenario processes, others are broader and link to other foresight processes.<br>
<font size="-2"> ''Example links:''<br>
<font size="-2">[http://www.well.com/~mb/scenario/  '''Scenario planning'''] is a page by Martin Börjesson on scenario planning, with many links to information, articles, reports and much more.<br>
<font size="-2">[http://www.plausiblefutures.com '''Plausible Futures'''] is a page with a wide variety of links to all kinds of views on possible futures. Includes a section on scenario's. </font></td>
<td valign="top" width="33%">'''[[Scenario Processes]]''' <font size="-2">Links to sites with scenario processes. Some of them aimed at the future a specific organization or country, other aimed at the description of global future processes and trends.<br>
<font size="-2"> ''Example links:''<br>
<font size="-2"> [http://www.odci.gov/nic/NIC_home.html '''The National Intelligence Council'''] is a page that contains long term global  trend scenario's on many different issues, based on intelligence information.<br>
<font size="-2"> [http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=royal-en&FC2=/royal-en/html/iwgen/our_strategy/scenarios/zzz_lhn.html&FC3=/royal-en/html/iwgen/our_strategy/scenarios/dir_scenarios_28022005.html '''Shell scenario page'''] is a page with information on scenario planning by Shell. Includes information on the newest scenarios, as well as on some previous ones. <br>
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<td valign="top" width="31%">'''[[Sources of Change]]''' <font size="-2">Processes that we see happening now or are predicted to happen in the (near) future, are going to change the world. Here you will find links to some of those processes.<br>
<font size="-2"> ''Examples links:''<br>
<font size="-2">[http://williamcalvin.com/1990s/1998AtlanticClimate.htm '''The Great Climate Flip-flop'''] is a cover article from the Atlantic Monthly by [http://williamcalvin.com/index.html William H. Calvin]. An article on sudden climate change. <br>
<font size="-2"> [http://www.odac-info.org '''Oil Depletion Analysis Centre'''] tries to raise public awareness on the oil-depletion problem. On the site you will find articles, assessments, news and links.<br><br>
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<td valign="top" width="31%">'''[[Fields of Interest]]''' <font size="-2">Sites from different fields of interest in some way related to scenario thinking. Categorized by fields of interest such as business and economy, politics and science.''<br>
<font size="-2"> ''Example links:''<br>
<font size="-2">[http://www.iiss.org/showpage.php?pageID=6 '''International Institute for Strategic Studies'''] provides policy makers with information on the course and consequences of military conflict.<br>
<font size="-2">[http://blake.montclair.edu/~kowalskil/cf/19loncha.html '''Cold Fusion'''] - the big wild card. Site by Ludwik Kowalski from Montclair State University, treating cold fusion as a serious scientific subject. <br><br>
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<td valign="top" width="33%">'''[[Statistical Data]]''' <font size="-2">Statistical data from on many different fields, with local as well as global data. Includes demographical data, economic statistics, statistics on IT development and much more.<br>
<font size="-2"> ''Example links:''<br>
<font size="-2">[http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statis_e.htm#database '''WTO Trade Statistics'''] Up-to-date trade statistics by the World Trade Organisation. Current and past statistics on World trade and statistics per country.<br>
<font size="-2"> [http://www.eto.org.uk/eustats/index.htm '''European IT Statistics'''] relating to information technology in the European Union and other selected countries. Site by European Telework Online (ETO).
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<td valign="top" width="31%">'''[[Futurism]]''' <font size="-2">Sites on futurism and on futurists and their activities. Go [[The difference between Futurism and Scenario Thinking or Scenario Learning|here]] to learn more about the difference between Futurism and Scenario Thinking or Scenario Learning.'''
<font size="-2"> ''Example links:''<br>
<font size="-2"> [http://www.profuturists.com/'''Association of Professional Futurists'''] is a page of a community of professional futurists for sharing experience and knowledge and building a network. <br>
<font size="-2"> [http://www.wfs.org '''World Future Society'''] is an open society for people interested in the future. Site with forecasts, recommendations, and alternative scenarios.
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<td valign="top" width="31%">'''[[Other sites]]''' <font size="-2">Interesting sites, related to scenario thinking, nog fitting into any of the other categories.''<br>
<font size="-2"> ''Example links:''<br>
<font size="-2">[http://www.well.com/user/bbear/ '''The Change Project''']  Site about the nature and possibilities of change.<br>
</font></td><br><font size="-2">[http://www.gbn.com/ '''Global Business Network''']  Scenario planning consulting company and membership organization.<br></font></td></font></td><br>
</font></td><br><font size="-2">[http://www.shapingtomorrow.com/ '''Shaping Tomorrow''']  Foresight, trends analysis, horizon scanning, strategy and change management portal with global member network<br></font></td></font></td><br>

Revision as of 14:07, 21 April 2006

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