Paper Info
Title
Visualising potential innovation pathways in a workshop setting: the case of nano-enabled biosensors.
Abstract
A key element in many future-oriented technology analyses is the expert forecasting workshop. These workshops provide a means of combining codified and tacit knowledge to explore the plausibility of various technology options, providing key intelligence for assessing the potential innovations that may stem from them. This paper offers a five-stage approach to conducting such a workshop. It reflects on attributes of one such session, conducted within a larger study concerning biosensor innovation pathways. The workshop drew upon quantitative and qualitative data to stimulate the consideration of future prospects. We reflect on issues in conveying prior analyses to the workshop participants, keying on the value of succinct visualisations. Post-workshop synthesis resulted in the generation of three innovation pathways for nanobiosensors.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1080/09537325.2012.674673
TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Keywords
DocType
Volume
foresight,workshop,nanotechnology,biosensor
Journal
24.0
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
5
0953-7325
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Lu Huang1181.84
Ying Guo200.34
Alan L. Porter339832.61
Jan L. Youtie4767.99
Douglas K. R. Robinson5184.83