Futuring: The Exploration of the Future by Edward Cornish

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February 23, 2006: First, I want to say that the topic of ?futures? is not for all people. One must want to be able to think beyond and use available tools in the area of forecasting. Cornish?s Futuring ? The Exploration of the Future is one of those tools. Cornish truly has written a book that assists the Future?s reader in forecasting the future via exposing risk and the effects of that risk on one?s managing or potential management of either their own life?s future or that of their respective organization.. Second, Cornish?s Futuring ? The Exploration of the Future is written in an understandable format that could draw unsuspecting readers in to future forecasting by providing the foundation for folks to remove their inhibitions about controlling their future. This book is more than just about scenarios, offering a convincing and comprehensive understanding of how scenarios can and should be used as a form of strategic management. Along the way, the reader is treated to clear and helpful explanations of such things as 'the history of futures explorers' (ch. 1), 'the great transformations' caused by change (ch. 2), 'the six supertrends shaping the future' (ch. 3), and 'various futures methods of change? (ch. 6), among others. Overall, methodologies such as scenarios are examined and understood by Cornish (the founder of the World Future Society and the editor of its ?flagship? publication the Futurist Magazine), are useful tools. They are foremost forecasting tools which are best used by both organizations, as well as the solitary planner at their workbench. If you want to understand how the future can be more accurately perceived (though not predicted) then this is a worthy addition to the library of any management strategist or student of the future.