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The Use of Games in Strategic Foresight: a Warning from the Future
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Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
Abstract After a decade of crisis, the EU now routinely uses futures methods to anticipate the unexpected. Its aim is to address its blind spots. This paper details our experience of designing a foresight exercise to help EU diplomats face up to one of the most ingrained types of blind spot: a taboo issue. B... view more
After a decade of crisis, the EU now routinely uses futures methods to anticipate the unexpected. Its aim is to address its blind spots. This paper details our experience of designing a foresight exercise to help EU diplomats face up to one of the most ingrained types of blind spot: a taboo issue. But our experience showed instead the dangers of such exercises. Far from needing encouragement to address a taboo, our target audience wanted an excuse to do so, reflecting a shift to a more "geopolitical EU".... view less
Keywords
EU; geopolitics; strategic planning; decision maker; politician
Classification
European Politics
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Table-top exercises (TTXs)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
City
Berlin
Series
DGAP Policy Brief, 3
ISSN
2198-5936
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0