Thinking and dealing with the future has been around for thousands of years in different ways. The perception of how and what future may be, varied throughout time and even from individual to individual: And even today we perceive the term future and ideas on what could become important and how we can approach it differently.
Therefore in Futures Studies and the practice of Foresight experts, researchers, and professional futurist never only have one point of view on future developments but they talk about many futures.
The aim is to receive an understanding of possible, probable and desirable future developments on a various topics. The purpose in the field is to receive knowledge for orientation and decision making.