Leadership and Strategic Foresight in Smart Cities: A Futures Thinking Model

DEDICATIONII
PREFACEIIIABOUT THE BOOKVIIABOUT THE AUTHORXIVLIST OF TABLESXVLIST OF FIGURESXVI
PART I: KNOWING THE SMART CITY1
CH. 1. A DEFINITION PROBLEM2Origins of the Term2Evolving Frameworks5Attempts to Define What Smart Cities Are10Deceived by Its Definition Elements13CH. 1 REFERENCES17
CH. 2. FROM CITY TO SMART CITY: KEY DRIVERS OF CHANGE22The Smart City Divide22Collective Concerns and Existential Risks25CH. 2 REFERENCES32
CH. 3. IS THERE SUCH THING AS THE SMART CITY 1.0, 2.0, OR 3.0?36An Interesting Proposition36Searching for the Answer37A Better Answer40Moving Forward43CH. 3 REFERENCES44
PART II: IMAGING THE FUTURE46
CH. 4. IMAGING THE FUTURE OF SMART CITIES47Setting the Stage47Imaging the Future: Strategic Intent49Imaging the Future: Key Processes & Signposts50Imaging the Future: Futures in the Horizon52Imaging the Future: Axis of Uncertainty57CH. 4 REFERENCES63
CH. 5. TECHNO CITY65Question 1. In a Nutshell, What is the Techno City for You?65Question 2. Tell Us: How Did We Evolve and Get Here?66Question 3. How is Life in Techno City?68Brief Analysis of Scenario Narrative70
CH. 6. GREEN SPACES72Question 1. What Does Green Spaces Mean to You?72Question 2. Tell Us: How Did We Evolve and Get Here?73Question 3. How is Life in Green Spaces?76Brief Analysis of Scenario Narrative78
CH. 7. NOTEK CITY79Question 1. What Does Notek City Mean to You?79Question 2. Tell Us: How Did We Evolve and Get Here?80Question 3. How is Life in Notek City?83Brief Analysis of Scenario Narrative85
CH. 8. ASCENT CITY87Question 1. What Does Ascent City Mean to You?87Question 2. Tell us: How Did we Evolve and Get Here?88Question 3. How is Life in Ascent City?91Brief Analysis of Scenario Narrative93
PART III: THE TRANSITION95
CH. 9. THE TRANSITION: FROM SMART CITY TO FORESIGHT CITY96Should the Future of Our Cities be the "Smart" City?96Is Our Collective Image of the Smart City the Right Image for the City of the Future?Making a Choice: Building the New Images of the Future105CH. 9 REFERENCES108
CH. 10. FORESIGHT CITY110New Horizons, New Futures110Three Dimensions of Thinking in Foresight City114CH. 10 REFERENCES123
CH. 11. LEADERSHIP PRACTICES IN FORESIGHT CITY125The Cost of Not Exercising Foresight125Practicing Leadership in Foresight City127The First Domain: Understanding130The Second Domain: Anticipating137The Third Domain: Shaping the Future143The Sustainment Band147CH. 11 REFERENCES149