Viitorologia (sau futurologia) este cercetarea sistematică și critică a problemelor legate de posibile dezvoltări viitoare. Se concentrează pe studierea legilor și metodelor noi de previziune a viitorului.
Termenul futurologie a fost folosit prima dată de politologul german Ossip Kurt Flechtheim în 1943, el considerând futurologia ca fiind o sinteză între ideologie și utopie,[1] neavând pretenții că ea ar avea un caracter științific.[2] În concepția sa, futurologia reprezintă „o oglindă a istoriei”.[necesităcitare]
Obiectul futurologiei este definirea omului, viitorul istoriei și al culturii sale.
Instituttet for Fremtidsforskning, Copenhaga, Danemarca
The Foresight Programme, Londra, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Marea Britanie
The Futures Academy, Dublin Institute of Technology, Irlanda
Future Studies Department, University of Kerala, India
Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, SUA
Finland Futures Research Centre, Universitatea Turku, Finlanda
Institute for Futures Research, Africa de Sud
Kairos Future, Suedia
Institute for the Future, Palo Alto, California, SUA
National Intelligence Council, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Washington DC, SUA
Singularity Institute, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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