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Gravitational Aesthetics: Vehicular Poetics Part 2. Imaginary Travelling.
Abstract
To summarise 'Imaginary Traveling', the article surveyed various examples of fictitious vehicles that are either functional imaginatively or repurposed for imaginary uses. These vehicles differ in the ways they sustain the imaginary link with the public, the imaginary travellers. Some of them are constructed just as visually observable objects or installations, whereas the others are open to certain degree of participation or even literal transportation. Combining various forms of fiction and artistic genres, from cinema to sculpture and participative art, the article hypotheses a poetic version of vehicular engineering that could be considered as a unique artistic practice with its own set of creative tools and distinct field of practice. The destination of such vehicles is places and journeys that are otherwise impossible or unaccessible.
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This paper provides a systematized overview of patterns in the scenario planning literature published in the last decades. Recently, scenario planning has enjoyed a revival, apparent in the ‘boom’ in published research on the matter. Consequently, a major issue that needs to be addressed is how to organize the literature along precise lines. A number of reviews that describe the current status of the body of literature and knowledge on scenario planning have made attempts to respond to such requirements. These studies agree that systematizing the existing literature is a necessary step in developing the field. This paper aims to contribute to this purpose. The review of the academic literature here conducted is thought to be useful for both academics and practitioners. For researchers, this systematic overview will be constructive not only in providing an analysis of the directions of published research but also in setting up a research agenda for the future. For managers and practitioners, it provides a clear outline of firm-related articles and discusses their contribution from a managerial point of view. It also raises awareness with regard to future analytical methods, and in particular, to scenario planning and its potential contribution to the competitiveness of firms. The research was carried out under the research Project Enterprise of the Future of the University of Aveiro.
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