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RIR-3014 · Logged 13 July 2026
Combining Imaginary Future Generations and Systems Thinking for Long-Term Societal Decision Making Processes
Addressing complex future challenges requires cognitive tools that bridge current policy with long-term impacts. This research examines the integration of systems thinking with future-generation perspectives to improve decision-making quality.
In plain words
Would people make better long-term decisions if they took the view of imagined future generations and thought about how everything connects? This study would test that combined approach in different organisations and policy workshops.
Primary research question
To what extent does the integration of imaginary future generations and systems thinking improve the quality of long-term societal decision-making?
Knowledge gap
What remains worth asking
It remains useful to test the application of this methodology in diverse organizational settings beyond the initial experimental group.
Potential contribution
Why it may matter
Enhancing cognitive frameworks for foresight can lead to more sustainable and equitable policy outcomes.
Academic placement
Academic fields and topic tags
Study frame: Organizational decision-making groups and policy workshops. · Method signals: Experimental deliberation, Text analysis, Survey research
Possible study pathways
One question, different levels
Professional master’s / MBA
Strategic decision-making and organizational foresight
Research master’s
Cognitive psychology and foresight methodologies
Doctoral
Behavioral science and future-oriented governance
- originality
- Advanced
- methodology
- Moderate
- Data access
- Moderate
- ethics
- Moderate
Quality and audit
85/100 quality
Safeguard-based audit was not recorded under the prior standard.
- Focus on the cognitive impact of the methodology.
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APA 7 source
Hara, K., Fuchigami, Y., Arai, T., & Nomaguchi, Y. (2024). Compatible effects of adopting imaginary future generations and systems thinking in exploring future challenges: Evidence from a deliberation experiment. FUTURES & FORESIGHT SCIENCE, 6(4), Article e191. https://doi.org/10.1002/ffo2.191
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