• 2006
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The Institute for the Future (IFTF) executive director Marina Gorbis, creative director Jean Hagan, and research directors Alex Soojung-Kim Pang and David Pescovitz developed The Science & Technology Outlook for the UK Department of Trade and Innovation as part of a study of future trends in science and technology. The Institute conducted six workshops with scientists, journalists, venture capitalists, research and development managers, graduate students, and postdoctoral students to produce The Outlook, which is the result of the participants’ suggestions. Their ideas are circled and color-coded to correspond to major research areas or trends identified as major drivers. The time scale and dates of events are intentionally fuzzy, reflecting the uncertainty of the enterprise. Similar to most roadmaps, The Outlook is designed to be a functional object, not an ornamental one, and represents a convergence of two formerly distinct practices in futures work. Like many IFTF maps, The Outlook both summarizes the collective wisdom of its experts and findings of its researchers, and supports facilitated processes that shape this wisdom into strategy, policy, and action.