Exploring the benefits of applying indigenous knowledge (IK) into foresight process

IF 2.3 Q3 REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING Foresight Pub Date : 2023-11-29 DOI:10.1108/fs-10-2022-0134
Thirawut Phichonsatcha, Nathasit Gerdsri, Duanghathai Pentrakoon, Akkharawit Kanjana-Opas
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Abstract

Purpose

Indigenous knowledge is an essential element for unveiling the evolutionary journey of socio-culture phenomena. One of the key challenges in foresight exercises is to incorporate social-culture issues such as culture, lifestyle and behavior (referred as indigenous knowledge) into the study. However, the statistical trends of those factors tend to be either not available or limited unlike the population or economic related factors. The purpose of this study is to present the use of valuable data from indigenous knowledge to enhance the foresight exercise through the better understanding of social dynamics and changes.

Design/methodology/approach

The fragmented form of indigenous knowledge is analyzed and converted into a structured data format and then interpreted to unveil the evolutionary journey of socio-cultural phenomena. This study applies a scenario development method to visualize the results of foresight by comparing before and after the integration of indigenous knowledge. Finally, an assessment was conducted to reflect the value enhancement resulting from the integration of indigenous knowledge into the foresight process.

Findings

With the proposed approach, the foresight study on the future development of Thai food was demonstrated. The findings of this study show that the use of indigenous knowledge on eating behavior, cooking style and food flavor helps improve the alternative scenarios for the future development of Thai foods.

Practical implications

Indigenous knowledge can be applied to develop plausible scenarios and future images in foresight exercises. However, by nature, indigenous knowledge is not well-structured and, therefore, needs to be analyzed and turned into structured data so that it can be interpreted before integrating into the foresight process.

Originality/value

This study is one of few studies addressing the opportunities for integrating indigenous knowledge into foresight process. Indigenous knowledge can unveil the evolution of socio-cultural changes to improve the results of foresight study, especially the cases where statistical data and trends may not be sufficient to foresee future development.

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目的:本土知识是揭示社会文化现象演化历程的重要元素。预见练习的关键挑战之一是将社会文化问题,如文化、生活方式和行为(称为土著知识)纳入研究。然而,与人口或经济有关的因素不同,这些因素的统计趋势往往要么不可得,要么有限。本研究的目的在于透过对社会动态与变迁的更深入了解,提出利用有价值的原住民知识资料,以加强前瞻练习。设计/方法/途径对支离破碎的本土知识进行分析,并将其转化为结构化的数据格式,然后进行解释,揭示社会文化现象的进化历程。本研究运用情境发展方法,透过整合原住民知识前后的比较,将前瞻结果形象化。最后,我们进行了一项评估,以反映将本土知识整合到预测过程中所带来的价值提升。研究结果通过提出的方法,对泰国食品未来发展的前瞻性研究进行了论证。本研究的结果表明,使用有关饮食行为,烹饪风格和食物风味的本土知识有助于改善泰国食品未来发展的替代方案。实际意义土著知识可以应用于发展似是而非的情景和未来的图像在预见练习。然而,从本质上讲,本土知识不是结构良好的,因此需要对其进行分析并将其转化为结构化数据,以便在整合到预测过程之前对其进行解释。原创性/价值本研究是少数探讨将本土知识整合到前瞻性过程的研究之一。土著知识可以揭示社会文化变化的演变,以改善前瞻性研究的结果,特别是在统计数据和趋势可能不足以预测未来发展的情况下。
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Foresight
Foresight REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING-
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期刊介绍: ■Social, political and economic science ■Sustainable development ■Horizon scanning ■Scientific and Technological Change and its implications for society and policy ■Management of Uncertainty, Complexity and Risk ■Foresight methodology, tools and techniques
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