Table 3 Two broadly defined types of anticipation
From: Futures literacy in collaborative foresight networks: advancing sustainable shipbuilding
Type | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|
Anticipation for future (AfF) | The person or group anticipating has high concern for the futures they model or imagine because they intend to use it to plan and prepare | • Best-case or worst-case futures • Most probable future or range of probable futures • Desirable futures, aspirational futures, or visions |
Anticipation for emergence (AfE) | The person or group anticipating has low concern for the futures they model or imagine and do so mainly in search of novelty | • Playful, explorative, “just because,” production of future images • New words, terms • New meanings or realizations |