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Mapping Weak Signals

Inspired by: interviews » More important for futurists is to understand what the decision makers are doing with the information.

version: 5 / updated: 2011-10-25
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Originally submitted by: Ivan Montenegro Perini
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Source of inspiration

Interviews

The source of the Weak Signal is

Karl Heinz LEITNER, "Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT)", interviewed by "MIOIR".

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
More important for futurists is to understand what the decision makers are doing with the information.

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
According to Karl Heinz LEITNER: "Future researchers are not so interested in this question, because they want to provoke and create. But I think the community should better understand what happens with this information."

Keywords

Information, Futurist, research and development, decision making.

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
More important for futurists is to understand what the decision makers are doing with the information. They want to provoke and create.

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...
issue type of issue/development potential impact on society timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1 re-emerging
 		beneficial
#2 re-emerging
 		harmful

Importance

please specify
please select
Level 4: important for the whole world

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

political filters (party or ideological interests)
social filters (class, status, education level)
other, please specify:   Ethical

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Ethics and abuse of S&T
Economic prosperity/dynamics
Innovation dynamics

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Social Sciences and Humanities