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Environmental Futures
"The phonograph is of no commercial
value."
-Thomas Edison, 1880
"Anyone who thinks the ANC is going
to run
South Africa is living in
cloud cuckoo land."
-Margaret Thatcher, 1987
The future is complex, uncertain, and unpredictable. Our world is changing rapidly: advances in technology, population growth, economic expansion, globalization, and other drivers of change are shaping a future that may bear little resemblance to our world today. Futures Analysis represents an effort to think ahead - to anticipate and plan for future conditions and events. Organizations use futures analysis to plan strategically and to position themselves advantageously for situations that may occur.