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Why we need futures glasses

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Why do human beings actually want to look into the future? Even the earliest civilizations tried to see more of the future. They were and are driven by four basic motives:

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Mićić, P. (2010). Why we need futures glasses. In: The Five Futures Glasses. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230275317_2

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