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unusual facts about foresight



Aant Elzinga

In 1984 he set up a unit for science and technology foresight at the Science Council of Canada.

Afanasy Ordin-Nashchokin

He was regarded as the only Russian statesman of the day with sufficient foresight to grasp the fact that the Baltic seaboard, or even a part of it, was worth more to Russia than ten times the same amount of territory in Lithuania, and, despite opposition from a number of his colleagues, in December 1658 he succeeded in concluding a three-year Treaty of Valiesari whereby the Russians were left in possession of all their conquests in Livonia.

Battle of Sabugal

A French commander, Baron Thiébault, blamed the collapse of the 2nd Corps for the French defeat on 3 April, stating that "It might have been avoided if General Reynier had had faith in Massena’s foresight".

Boxer of Quirinal

(vi) The Foresight, referring to the sculptor's strength of vision which resembles and conjures Goya's Giant as well as comparison with "Velazquez and Rembrandt", as Saltz completes his list.

Corporate foresight

To operationalize the need for "peripheral vision", a concept closely linked to corporate foresight George S. Day and Paul J. H. Schoemaker propose 24 questions.

Gallery 400

The speakers in 2009 have included: Paul Hatch, TEAMS Design; Pierre Dorion, Artist; Maud Lavin, Art Historian; Peter Nicholson and Tiaa Hansson-Tuntland, The Foresight Initiative and IKEA; Jonathan Shaun and Elizabeth Redmond; 3.Zero and Independent Sustainability Consultant; C.E.B. Reas, Artist; Paul Murray, Herman Miller, Inc.

Genetics Forum

It sponsored the world's first citizen participation initiative on genetic engineered food, Citizen Foresight, which won the Caroline Walker Trust Prize (Science) in 1998.

Henry T. Mayo

He evidenced foresight in urging the postwar development of fleet aviation.

Île-de-France Clusters

To support creativity and competitiveness of the industrial sector which represents a global market of 300 billion euros, Cap Digital carries out actions following six main areas: the development of R&D and innovation, the development of shared platforms, the development of services for business development, human resources planning and adaptation skills training, the monitoring and foresight and influence of international competitiveness.

John C. Meyer

His foresight in having the 487th squadron preflighted and ready to take off on 1 January averted a major disaster when the field was attacked by fighters of Jagdgeschwader 11 in the massive aerial assault known as Operation Bodenplatte.

Matsukata Masayoshi

Although not achieved during his lifetime, the 1959 creation of the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo was a vindication of this passion for art and a demonstration of the foresight which benefits his countrymen and others.

Sunrise Over Sea

"Essentially what I learnt out of this process was, more so than ever, I'm the keeper of the music. I have the intuition and the foresight to pick the right players to my music. I've learned it's not always about having the same players for five, six or 10 years, it’s having the right chemistry for these songs at this time. Some of my favourite Jimi Hendrix music is off-the-cuff stuff with Band of Gypsys."


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