if not in fact — futures studies has been eagerly adopted by executive
leadership teams and planning departments in organizations,
institutions and nations throughout the world. While futures studies sits
comfortably as an executive function by providing the big picture, there
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remain tangible tensions between the planning and futures frameworks. Planning seeks to
control and close the future, while futures studies seeks to open up the future, moving from
“the” future to alternative futures.