Strategic Foresight: A New Obligation for Boards of Directors

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/bl.30015
• Author: Ruben Nelson
• Date: 01 May 2015
• Published date: 01 May 2015

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Strategic Foresight: A New

Obligation for Boards of

Directors

by Ruben Nelson

Is your organization in the best possible position to move into the future?

Here’s some important advice from Ruben Nelson, Executive Director of

Foresight Canada.

BOARD LEADERSHIP

INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO GOVERNANCE

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Introduction

“Start with the end in mind.”

“It is the board’s obligation

to stipulate the Ends of the

organization.”

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the organization’s operations

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