A foresight analysis of pervasive healthcare technologies

Thomas Gauthier, Katarzyna Wac

2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Inevitably, healthcare goes pervasive, yet its many potential future scenarios are still to be defined. We employ foresight techniques to define some of these scenarios, as relevant for the current and future state of healthcare in Geneva, Switzerland. We teach the methodology to undergraduate business administration students - potential e.g., managers and policymakers in the future healthcare system of Geneva. Our objective is twofold: to train students at scenario building and to develop scenarios for pervasive healthcare technologies and their social implications. Results include scenarios developed by the students as well as lessons learned with respect to the power of foresight techniques employed with novices in this field.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Futures Studies
Volume20
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)69-81
Number of pages13
ISSN1027-6084
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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