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Experience Gained by Poland in Adopting Foresight Method
Ewa Mazur-Wierzbicka
ABSTRACT. The article addresses issues related to foresight methodology. The main aim was to introduce prospective thinking quoting the example of foresight. Two parts of the paper are dedicated to this research subject. The first one presents the characteristic of foresight (definition, classification, types, methodology etc.). The second part of the article introduces the experience gained by Poland in the scope of adopting foresight method, i.e. types of foresight under implementation, objectives established. The paper has a theoretical explanatory character. Sources used are the existing theoretical material presented in the literature on the subject. The analysis covers selected public reports on foresight projects implemented in Poland.
KEYWORDS: regional foresight, foresight technology, Poland.
JEL classification: C53, E17, P2.