The suitability and the usability of the futures wheel method
| The positive elements are market with + and the negative elements with − | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Foreseeing and discovering the future | 2) Understanding and demonstrating the future | 3) Practicalities | 4) Further use and supporting framework |
| Possible impacts + identify and present different future impacts + create totally new viewpoints and ideas − all impacts will not be found | Organizing thoughts + clarifying and structuring different thoughts concerning the future − placing the impacts on correct tiers − contradictory impacts can be found | Practical process + logical, useful, practical and handy + independent of place + visual wheel − large and complex wheels − need a written or an oral explanation | Futures-consciousness + futures thinking is an important skill + possibilities for financial profits + minimize business risks + competitive advantage + adds agility in market behavior |
| Potential and desired impacts + to detect impacts of different probability + joint comparison of thoughts − further, validation might be needed | Demonstrating complex interrelationships + reveals and concretize causal relationships + demonstrates chronological order | Participants + among different people − dependence on participants (qualitative and quantitative) − resource consuming | Inclusion in curriculum + inclusion in a master’s degree + inclusion in continuing education + a separate course + incorporated in several different courses |
| Alternate scenarios + deep view including simultaneously many different impacts + assist in choosing the needed action among different possibilities | Expressing other futures studies and developing multi-concepts + to form a holistic view, “the big picture” + possibility to compare your thoughts with others − challenge of delineation | Suitable topics + hardly any limitations + known and new phenomena + complicated and simple phenomena + strategic planning + quantitative and qualitative analysis + market dynamics + delineated target or wider societal issues | Implementation in practice + high motivation to implement in practice + high motivation to develop skills further + easy to incorporate in practice |
| The positive elements are market with + and the negative elements with − | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Foreseeing and discovering the future | 2) Understanding and demonstrating the future | 3) Practicalities | 4) Further use and supporting framework |
| Possible impacts | Organizing thoughts | Practical process | Futures-consciousness |
| Potential and desired impacts | Demonstrating complex interrelationships | Participants | Inclusion in curriculum |
| Alternate scenarios | Expressing other futures studies | Suitable topics | Implementation in practice |