The Futures Academy is an applied research and strategic
consultancy
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Consulting servic ...
organization. It was established in January 2003 and located in the Faculty of the
Built Environment
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in the
Dublin Institute of Technology
Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT, ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath) was a major third-level institution in Dublin, Ireland. On 1 January 2019 DIT was dissolved and its functions were transferred to the Technological U ...
,
Ireland
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. The Futures Academy was created to provide a creative approach towards
strategic planning
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It may also extend to control mechanisms for guiding the implementation of the s ...
in Ireland by providing professional guidance to those agencies, organisations and individuals concerned with making long-term business decisions.
Aims
The main aims of the Futures Academy include:
* Testing policies directed towards evolving a
sustainable
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future.
* Identifying ‘key drivers of change' that might impact on the future of sustainable development.
* Providing executive training and trans-disciplinary education in the concepts, methods and techniques of
Futures Studies
Futures studies, futures research, futurism or futurology is the systematic, interdisciplinary and holistic study of social and technological advancement, and other environmental trends, often for the purpose of exploring how people will l ...
.
* Developing an approach for decision-makers and practitioners involved in planning that will lead to successful solutions.
External links
The Futures Academy website
Business organisations based in the Republic of Ireland
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