One step ahead? The use of foresight by Czech and Slovak non-governmental organizations

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://eujournalfuturesresearch.springeropen.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s40309-020-00163-y.pdf" target="_blank" >https://eujournalfuturesresearch.springeropen.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s40309-020-00163-y.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40309-020-00163-y" target="_blank" >10.1186/s40309-020-00163-y</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

One step ahead? The use of foresight by Czech and Slovak non-governmental organizations

Original language description

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are generally recognized as important actors in societies, fulfilling diverse sets of roles. Given the nature of their work and the complexity of the fast-changing contexts in which they operate, foresight techniques can potentially be useful in helping them prepare for future disruptions and maximize the positive influence of their work over future developments. The possibilities for and benefits of the application of foresight approaches and techniques are increasingly being discussed in various private and public organizations, especially with the aim to innovate and grow. However, little attention has been given to the question of how NGOs use foresight and whether their work benefits from it. The paper presents results of a survey conducted among Czech and Slovak NGOs active in development cooperation, humanitarian assistance, and environmental protection fields, filling the existing research gap by analyzing their application of foresight processes and the benefits foresight brings to them. The paper concludes that future-oriented processes in Czech and Slovak NGOs are of a rather informal and non-institutionalized nature, given the insufficient knowledge of foresight concepts and limited human capacities of NGOs. Nevertheless, they positively influence their creativity and growth.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50701 - Cultural and economic geography

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

European Journal of Futures Research

ISSN

2195-4194

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

8

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

"4-1"-"4-9"

UT code for WoS article

000528216000001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85083776884