教學大綱與進度

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學年期	課號	課程名稱	階段	學分	時數	修	教師	班級	人	撤	備註
114-2	359604	未來思考與趨勢前瞻	1	2.0	2	★	王聖銘	互動所 互動與創新外生專班 設計博所	0	0	互動日碩、外碩和設計博班合開,PBL教室,限40人

教學大綱與進度：

教師姓名	王聖銘　教師諮商時間(Office Hours)
Email	ryan5885@gmail.com
最後更新時間	2025-12-18 08:38:41
課程大綱	「Forecasting isn’t prediction.」- Paul Saffo Future Studies & Forecasting will be more and more important skill for every young generation students. What will the future look alike? What is the driving forces pushing us from current to the future? How many pace layers of future arrivals? In this class, we will discuss Stanford consulting prof. Paul Saffo’s Future Studies & Forecasting methods, by – Observing current trends, future event debate, Matrices and Axes of Uncertainty, future mindset developing, etc. Overview Futures Research is a survey course about the methods and tools that professional futurists use to help people anticipate and influence the future. It is a core course in the Futures Studies program. It covers methods and tools used by forecasters in general as well as by professional futurists. It also covers the techniques that futurists use more than others to forecast the future, particularly creating scenarios of the future, and the techniques used by futurists and consultants alike to help people influence the future, particularly visions, strategic plans, and change management programs. Objectives The student will understand and become familiar with: • the framework approach to forecasting • critical thinking and other approaches to challenging assumptions • leading creativity tools and approaches and how they apply to futures • how to develop and evaluate scenarios
課程進度	Week 1 Introduction • Become familiar with course objectives, expectations, and procedures • Become familiar with the learning platform. • Introduce yourself to your classmates. • State of the Art in Strategic Foresight UNIT 1 FRAMEWORK FORECASTING: (Weeks 2 –5) Week 2 Environmental Scanning • Understand an approach to environmental scanning • Practice that approaches and assess how well each we and others are using it Week 3 Research • Understand the futures forecasting process, including frameworks, monitoring, and scanning • Present futures information in a logical order for forecasting alternative futures using the framework process Week 4 Interviews & Questionnaires • List how people find out about other people's information, attitudes, expectations, and preferences for the future. • Understand the differences among those ways, including the advantages and disadvantages of each. • Practice the skills of preparing, administering, analyzing, and drawing inferences from an open-ended interview. • Learn about questionnaire design and construction • Learn about related topics, such as measurement, sampling, and the Delphi survey technique • Practice the skills of preparing, administering, analyzing, and drawing inferences from a structured questionnaire. Week 2 Forecasting • Understand the nature of forecasting, its assumptions, its utility, and its difficulties UNIT 2 CHALLENGING ASSUMPTIONS: (Weeks 6 –7) Week 6 Causal Layered Analysis • Understand and apply the causal layered analysis method • Become familiar with the concept of "depth" in futures work Week 7 Critical Thinking • Learn a process for investigating the support for an inference, such as a forecast • Conduct a critical analysis of a forecast in the published literature UNIT 3 CREATIVITY: (Weeks 8 –9) Week 8 Creativity Approaches • Become acquainted with key concepts, terms, and approaches to creativity Week 9 Creativity Tools • Learn a standard approach to creative problem solving • Become familiar with a variety of creativity techniques • Practice applications of two principal creativity tools UNIT 4 SCENARIOS: (Weeks 10 –12) Week 10 Scenario Theory • Become acquainted with key concepts, terms, and criteria of scenarios Week 11 Scenario Methods • Compare the strengths and weaknesses of various scenario approaches • Learn how to analyze and evaluate scenarios Week 12 Scenario Cases • Acquire an in-depth understanding of a leading practitioners approach to scenarios UNIT 5 CONCLUSION: (Weeks 13 –15) Week 13 Draft Portfolio • Prepare draft portfolio for instructor feedback Week 15 - 18 Final Portfolio • Submit the final portfolio
評量方式與標準	Attendance (4) 10% Major Assignments (2) 20% Midterm report (1). 20% Assignments (4) 20% Final Portfolio 30%
使用教材、參考書目或其他	【遵守智慧財產權觀念，請使用正版教科書，不得使用非法影印教科書】 使用外文原文書：是 • Micheal Ray, Creativity in Business • Jerry Glenn & Ted Gordon, Futures Research Methodology V2.0, CD, Washington DC, Millennium Project • Other readings will be available online • Also, there is a requirement to do a synopsis of one scenario book from the list below: o Fahey, Liam & Randall, Robert (eds.). Learning from the future: Competitive foresight scenarios. 1998. o Georgantzas, Nicholas C. & Acar, William. Scenario-driven planning. 1995. o Kahane, Adam. Solving tough problems: An open way of talking, listening, and creating new realities. berrett-koehler, 2004. o Lindgren, Mats & Bandhold, Hans. Scenario planning: The link between future and strategy. 2003. o ManyWorlds. Grasping the future: Comparing scenario planning to other forecasting techniques. 2001. o Ogilvy, Jay. Creating better futures: Scenario planning as a tool for a better tomorrow. 2002. o Ringland, Gill, Scenario planning: Managing for the future. 1998. o Ringland ,Gill. Scenarios in public policy. 2002. o Schwartz, Peter. The art of the long view. 1996. o Van Der Heijden, Kees. Scenarios: The art of strategic conversation. 1996. o Van Der Heijden, Kees. The sixth sense: Accelerating organisational learning with scenarios. 2002.
課程諮詢管道	1. Send an email to make an appointment for an online or in-person meeting. My Email: ryan5885@mail.ntut.edu.tw 2. Make an appointment in class to attend a consultation session afterward. 3. "未來前瞻" line group
課程對應SDGs指標	SDG3：良好健康和福祉（Good Health and Well-being） SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education） SDG11：永續城市與社區（Sustainable Cities and Communities）
課程是否導入AI	● 使用生成式AI作為教學過程的輔助工具（Use generative AI tools as an aid to the teaching process） ● 鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）
備註	According to the school notice, the class might need to go online from 6/8 to 6/22. Please use the following channel to finalize what you learned this term. 1. Use the "未來前瞻" line group for consultation and discussion. 2. Use the Google Classroom "https://classroom.google.com/c/NjQ4OTYxMjczODEy?cjc=pz6gdpn" for lecture materials and assignment submission. 3. Use Google Meet for further lecturing Lecture: Future Studies and Forecasting Wednesday, June 12 · 6:30 – 9:45pm Time zone: Asia/Taipei Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/irp-nqnr-jkd