Weighing foresight with due diligence and the precautionary principle

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate with examples the prudence of using or not using ample precautions before launching a strategy or plan of foresight.

A series of practical episodes illustrate the effects of predetermined care and precaution, or their absence, in different fields of human endeavour.

With foresight and determination, pondered safeguards may spell out beforehand the success or failure of an undertaking.

According to the span and scope of available historical experience, getting the future right often seems more difficult than getting it wrong,

Planners, strategists and designers should profit from the types of cases reviewed to ensure the solidity of their procedural foresight today for its implementation tomorrow.