# Foresight Terminology, Library of Methods, & Metrics

Global Foresight Network's Workstream on Foresight Terminology, Library of Methods, and Metrics is a tool for the network and broader field to find common grounds on terms used in foresight. By common definitions, explanations, and examples, we can establish a productive and effective community of practice in Foresight and Anticipation.


### The Foresight Lexicon

This workstream serves as a tool for the network and the broader field to speak the same language. By common definitions, explanations, and examples, we can establish a productive and effective community of practice in Foresight and Anticipation. This workstream aims to establish a common understanding on the terminology, methodology, and metrics used in the field of foresight and anticipation.Have your own institutional definition? Please submit through the survey link below:

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## The Lexicon

Discover how to explore and address foresight, by the Global Foresight Network from A to Z:


### A

Accuracy, Agency-Backed Modeling, Anticipation, Anticipation Culture, Anticipatory Governance, Anticipation Methods


## Frequently Asked Questions

*Common questions and answers*


### B

Backcasting, Big Bets, Brier Score, Black Swan


## Frequently Asked Questions

*Common questions and answers*


### C

Calibration, Causal Layered Analysis, Cognitive Bias, Cognitive Dissonance, Contingency, Complexity, Crisis Management, Crowd Sourcing, Cross-cutting Issue, Cross-Impact Analysis, Cynefin Framework


## Frequently Asked Questions

*Common questions and answers*


### D

Deep Uncertainty, DEFT Framework, Delphi Framework, Driver, Design Thinking


## Frequently Asked Questions

*Common questions and answers*


### E

Early Detection, Early Warning System, Ecosystem Mapping,  Emergence, Emerging Strategic Issue, Environment Scanning, Estimate, Evaluation, Experimentation


## Frequently Asked Questions

*Common questions and answers*


### F

Forecast, Foresight, Foresight Culture, Foresight Methods, Futures, Futures Competency Framework, Future Cone, Future Proofness, Future Wheel


## Frequently Asked Questions

*Common questions and answers*


### G

Game Theory, Governance Structure


## Frequently Asked Questions

*Common questions and answers*


### H

Heuristic, Horizon Scanning Hypothesis


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*Common questions and answers*


### I

Impact, Indicator, Interdependence


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### K

Knowledge Gap


## Frequently Asked Questions

*Common questions and answers*


### M

Management by Discovery, Measurable, Mental Model, Mitigation, Morphological Analysis


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*Common questions and answers*


### N

Narrative Inquiry, Non-linearity, No-Regrets Moves


## Frequently Asked Questions

*Common questions and answers*


### O

Objectivity


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### P

Path Dependency, Plausible Future, Policy Game, Precision, Pre-mortem, Prototyping, Possible Future, Predicted Future, Preferred Future, Projected Future, Probable Future


## Frequently Asked Questions

*Common questions and answers*


### R

Reasoning, Red Teaming, Resilience, Retrospective Coherence, Reliability, Risk, Risk Management,  Risk Register, Road-Mapping


## Frequently Asked Questions

*Common questions and answers*


### S

Sandbox, Scenario, Scenario Planning,  SCQ Analysis, Sense-Making, Sentiment Analysis, Signpost, Simulation, Stakeholder Analysis, Standard Deviation, STEEP/PESTEL,  Strategic, Strategic Foresight, Strategic Foresight Matrix, Stress-testing, SWOT Analysis, Systems Thinking


## Frequently Asked Questions

*Common questions and answers*


### T

Tactical, Three Horizon Framework, Tipping Point Analysis, Trend Analysis, Trend Audit


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*Common questions and answers*


### U

Uncertainty, Unknown Unknowns


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### V

Visioning


## Frequently Asked Questions

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### W

Weak Signal Detection,  Whole-pf-Government, Wicked Problem, Wild Cards, Wind Tunneling


## Frequently Asked Questions

*Common questions and answers*


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### Learn more about other initiatives

The Global Foresight Network launched five initiatives to enhance foresight capabilities to different organizations.

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