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Images of the future of privacy: A privacy dynamics framework and a causal layered
(2013-05-31)
The future of privacy in the information age is a highly debated topic. In particular, new and emerging technologies such as ICTs and cognitive technologies are seen as threats to privacy. This thesis explores images of ...
I get old, therefore I am? : Multilevel, value-driven perspective on the future of informal care and home care of the elderly in Finland
(Turun yliopisto, 2017-11-21)
Megatrend of aging population has significant, structure changing effects in the society. Due to changing age structure, new policies and practices are needed. Importance of the megatrend has been recognized also in one ...
Transforming a company through vision and innovation : A forest company case study
(Turun yliopisto, 2018-05-22)
Change is always present in the current business world and it has very differing impacts. It can be characterised as a force that causes pressure for companies to transform their services and products to correspond to the ...
Scanning the future of Single Euro Payment Area – towards cashless payment methods
(Turun yliopisto. Turun kauppakorkeakoulu, 2016-05-24)
The future of paying in the age of digitalization is a topic that includes varied visions. This master’s thesis explores images of the future of paying in the Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA) up to 2020 and 2025 through the ...
Accentuate the positive : Hope as psychological capital in Futures Studies
(Turun yliopisto, 2018-05-22)
Hope is an inherently futures-oriented concept: it can only be targeted towards the future because the present moment and the past are beyond our influence. Its timescale, complexity, and certainty may vary, but hoping is ...
Foresightfulness and world class manufacturing in the 6th kondratieff wave : A case study of a forest industry company
(Turun yliopisto, 2018-06-06)
The starting point of this thesis assumes that the present world is in a state of flux that creates a turbulent, complex and uncertain environment for companies to operate in. This appears to be true for manufacturing ...
Participatory backcasting from value principles : Three approaches to the futures of mobility in Finland up to 2025
(Turun yliopisto, 2018-06-19)
This Master’s thesis introduces a novel, participatory and qualitative backcasting approach that produces various alternative scenarios. The developed approach participatory backcasting from value principles is applied to ...
Exploring 3D printing : reflections on four futures of an emerging technology
(Turun yliopisto, 2018-01-08)
3D printing as a disruptive additive manufacturing technique requires sufficient navigation around the uncertainty on its possible, probable and preferable socio-technological impacts on society. As a result, it is imperative ...
THINGS FROM THE FUTURE How can we crowdsource innovation foresight with games?
(Turun yliopisto. Turun kauppakorkeakoulu, 2016-12-13)
In the current world uncertainty is more dominant than it used to be. One of the key forces for constant change is innovation. Innovations can be radical and create surprising effects. Can there be ways of anticipating ...
Views on strategic development for an NPO in Finland : Case: Digitalization of Eläkeliitto (Finnish pensioner’s foundation)
(Turun yliopisto, 2017-09-20)
Digitalization is having an effect on all aspects of the Finnish society, and within that frame, the causes and effects have mostly been research from the viewpoint of commercial ventures, and society in general. In the ...