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Title: Enhancing foresight between multiple agencies: issues in the use of scenario thinking to overcome fragmentation
Author(s): Cairns, George
Wright, George
van der Heijden, Kees
Bradfield, Ron
Burt, George
Contact Email: george.burt@stir.ac.uk
Keywords: Business Information Systems
Issue Date: Oct-2006
Date Deposited: 29-May-2013
Citation: Cairns G, Wright G, van der Heijden K, Bradfield R & Burt G (2006) Enhancing foresight between multiple agencies: issues in the use of scenario thinking to overcome fragmentation. Futures, 38 (8), pp. 1010-1025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2005.12.020
Abstract: We critically compare two illustrative cases where local government and partner organisations sought substantive grounds for collaboration on e-government, by gaining foresight from the application of the scenario methodology. On the basis of our case analyses, we show that inter-organisational fragmentation may be attenuated by the application of scenario method-which acts to enhance inter-organisational foresight. We demonstrate that the scenario method achieves this by promoting a non-adversarial, strategic conversation that can enable new and creative insights to be gained across the participant agencies. However, on the basis of one of the cases, we propose the need for early critical consideration of the influencing role of the project sponsor/leader within such a collaborative network.
DOI Link: 10.1016/j.futures.2005.12.020
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