Uncertainty by Design

Preparing for the Future with Scenario Technology

Limor Samimian-Darash

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English

Cornell University Press
15 April 2022

Social forecasting, future studies; Anthropology; History of engineering & technology

Series: Expertise: Cultures and Technologies of Knowledge

In Uncertainty by Design Limor Samimian-Darash presents cases of the use of scenario technology in the fields of security and emergency preparedness, energy, and health by analyzing scenario narratives and practices at the National Emergency Management Authority in Israel, the World Health Organization's Regional Office for Europe, and the World Energy Council.

Humankind has long struggled with the uncertainty of the future, with how to foresee the future, imagine alternatives, or prepare for and guard against undesirable eventualities. Scenario-or scenario planning-emerged in recent decades to become a widespread means through which states, large corporations, and local organizations imagine and prepare for the future.

The scenario technology cases examined in Uncertainty by Design provide a useful lens through which to view contemporary efforts to engage in an overall journey of discovering the future, along with the modality of governing involved in these endeavors to face future uncertainties. Collectively, they enable us to understand in depth how scenarios express a new governing modality.

By: Limor Samimian-Darash
Imprint: Cornell University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781501762468
ISBN 10: 150176246X
Series: Expertise: Cultures and Technologies of Knowledge
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 15 April 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Limor Samimian-Darash is Associate Professor in the Federmann School of Public Policy and Government at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is the coeditor of Modes of Uncertainty.