Abstract
Things could change – and that's good (essay) Thinking about the future means going into paradoxes. The uncertainty about future developments is the cause of curiosity and anxiety. Uncertainty can be seen as a challenge in terms of risk and opportunity. In order to deal with uncertainties in an enlightened, prudent and open-minded manner, we need a good sense of temporality and the interaction of human activities. A multiperspective approach and handling of uncertainties (use of scenarios) allows a complex view of uncertainty and overcomes the myopia of common means of reducing uncertainty, such as forecasts. It is precisely in times of doubt and anxiety about the future that uncertainty should lead us to conceive of the future as something that may be shaped. Foresight as an applied and professional set of skills has the potential, through its communication function, to develop alternative strategies to deal with uncertainties.
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