Foresight as a Key to the Innovation Development Management

The features of using the foresight methodology as a tool for managing the scientific and technological changes, which helps to identify the cutting-edge directions of research, to guide the innovative efforts taking into account the socio-economic development trends and to increase the awareness of its key stakeholders about the future prospects and problems, have been studied. The particular significance of the methodology in the context of continuous transformation of the socio-economic system, technological transformations and constantly increasing competition has been reasoned. The advantages of the rapid foresight methodology proposed by the native developers and distinguished by the increased speed and flexibility enabling rapid consideration of changes taking place in the external environment have been ascertained.