This book connects political economy perspectives with scenario
planning for mapping out future trajectories of digital ecosystems.
The focus is purposefully on digital ecosystems as it encompasses
economic, political and social contexts on a global, national and
local level. The diversity of political economy approaches allows the
author to explore alternative meanings of digital ecosystem
development, which is particularly useful for envisioning alternative
futures. Often visions about the future of digital ecosystems suffer
from a lack of imagination and confirmation bias which is favorable to
the extrapolation of current trends. A wide range of political economy
perspectives applied through positivist theorizing in this book shows
different interpretations of developments in digital ecosystems.
Scenario planning teams around the world have applied a collective
imagination to show how future trajectories can be radically different
from the current trends. The book outlines meta-scenarios for
alternative futures of the political economy of digital ecosystems by
reviewing and synthesizing the work of foresight teams. These
meta-scenarios served as insights for developing four scenarios for
European digital ecosystems through the workshops with high-level
executives and experts. The scenarios identified the nature of EU
cooperation and the development of digital infrastructure as key
drivers. These four scenarios developed in the workshops are further
operationalized in a specific context by exploring the implications
for Estonia as well as for Chinese investments in European platforms.
This exercise shows how scenarios of digital ecosystems can be used
for stress-testing decisions and strategies. Decision-makers,
students, scholars and other stakeholders in a wide range of
industries ranging from academia to ride-sharing can use the scenarios
for reframing different development trajectories and future-proofing
their strategies. The scenarios can be further developed and modified
for specific purposes and contexts as they are not written in stone.
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Scenario Planning for Alternative Futures
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ISBN
9781000428254
Publisert
2021
Utgave
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Vendor
Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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