2 Foresight Process

In Foresight processes both experts and decision-makers from policy, indus- try, research, and civil society are brought together to create channels for communica- tion and to develop a basis for shaping the future. The Foresight methodology was the guideline for the whole project and each individual methodology, like modeling, fore- casting, backcasting, or literature review, was considered as part of the whole Foresight process. This chapter introduces the objective of Foresight processes and explains the techniques used within FREIGHTVISION.