Futures Studies using Morphological Analysis

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Futures Studies using Morphological Analysis Adapted from an Article for the UN University Millennium Project: Futures Research Methodology Series, Version (2009). Tom Ritchey, 2007-2009. Downloaded from the Swedish Morphological Society ( ). 1. Introduction Morphological Analysis is a method for rigorously structuring and investigating the total set of relationships in inherently non-quantifiable socio-technical problem complexes (variously called wicked problems and social messes 1). The method is carried out by developing a discrete parameter space of the problem complex to be investigated, and defining relationships between the parameters on the basis of internal consistency. Such an internally linked parameter space is called a Morphological field. With proper computer support, a Morphological field can be treated as an inference model.

2 Today, morphology is associated with a number of scientific disciplines in which formal structure is a central issue. In biology it is the study of the shape or form of organisms.

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