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August 19, 2026Higher Education PolicyOpen Access

Four Cases of Foresight and Futures Thinking in Public Universities Under the Discourse of University Disruption

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SWSiyada WitoonVVVeli Virmajoki

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Overview

Qualitative case study reveals that strategic foresight aids institutional adaptation in public universities, indicating a need for continuous participatory approaches to drive transformation.

Key Points

  • Investigate how foresight and futures thinking practices contribute to strategic capacity and institutional planning in public universities experiencing rapid environmental disruption.
  • Examined four public university cases using an interdisciplinary futures research framework focused on possible, probable, and preferable futures.
  • Assessed strategic planning approaches against environmental tensions, market pressures, and traditional institutional roles.
  • Foresight practices enabled public universities to identify alternative institutional futures, prepare for systemic shifts, and exploit market opportunities.
  • Current institutional foresight remained predominantly conservative, reinforcing traditional educational and research functions rather than driving novel structural transformations.

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Witoon et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8563fe03308d306e2d7739https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-026-00472-0
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