Strategically evolving the future: Directed evolution and technological systems development

Directed Evolution (DE)(1) is a proactive method to be used by a company en gaged in the development of new products and processes. The method is for t he preparation of a comprehensive set of scenarios that allows for the plan ning and ongoing development of future generations of technological systems . The objective of this paper is to present Directed Evolution as a method, including its historical background, basic assumptions, procedure, and exa mples of its application. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc.