... Technology roadmap Backcasting Due to the risks entailed in predictions about science and technology and their social impact where considerable social loss may be incurred if the predictions are wrong, a recognition has gradually become more pervasive of the importance of having multiple scenarios...

... Change drivers Delphi Scenarios Technology roadmap These first steps allow knowing what are the trends in the areas that we want to develop or innovate and what are those factors affecting the evolution of the business development activities. There is a complementary activity to the first two...

... (Kajikawa et al., 2008). R&D management Technology roadmap Research front Bibliometrics Citation Analysis Patent Analysis Research and development Patents In today's knowledge‐based economy, competitiveness and growth depend on the ability to discover the seeds of innovation...