Prospective studies
The prospective study responds to a very specific methodology and different from the forecast. In contrast to the forecast, which seeks to identify the “most probable” scenario, prospective study opens the field of possibilities for a longer-term future by making many assumptions and taking into account weak signals in order to finally extract some scenarios allowing to define long-term action strategies.
This type of study, which generally takes into account the high level of complexity, requires the establishment of multi-skilled working groups and needs long term human investissement.