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Global issues and futures: A theory and pedagogy for heuristic modeling.

Most futures methodologies might be termed “heuristic”, that is a way to promote learning, discovery, and problem solving through trial and error. This paper describes one such approach, used primarily in teaching a Masters planning program class Global Issues and Futures in a class designed to rais...

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Published in:Futures Vol. 40; no. 9; pp. 777 - 788
Main Author: Cole, Sam
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier Science November 2008
Subjects:
Forecasting methodology
Heuristic
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