Jnana Prabodhini Prashala

Report Structure for Futurology projects 2023-24

1. Title (max 10 words)
2. Abstract (max 200 words)
3. Acknowledgement (max 50 words)
4. Index
5. List of Graphs/diagrams/ data tables
6. Introduction to your topic and its relevance
6.1. How this field or problem is significant in shaping up nation’s future?
6.2. Brief history of past 100 years of the field with comment on 4-5 main events.
6.3. How will this field continue to influence the human life in future in your opinion?
(Alternatively: Why that topic should be studied? Why you selected the topic?)
(6.1 to 6.3: max 2000 words)
6.4. Graphical representation of the whole timeline. Maximum 20 (min. 10) events to be depicted
on the timeline.
7. System web and its description
8. Information about various stakeholders and their roles. (Which stakeholders will play a positive
and which will play a negative role) (150 words per stakeholder)
9. Sources of information, and their limitations
9.1. Enlist all sources, identify minimum 15 main sources
9.2. Importance of the source and their limitations (50 words each for each main source)
10. Is your method of project based on extrapolation or on scenario writing? Cause of selection?
(200 words)
11. Scenario / Prediction tracks
Prediction / Extrapolation track Scenario Writing Track
Variables considered with reason (80 words/ Variables considered with reason (80 words/
variable) variable)
Short and compact presentation of all raw data Which combination of variables was sought for
scenario writing and why? (300 words)
Trendline calculations and notes regarding Scenarios (2000 words / scenario) (Author’s
probable future (tables and notes, reasoning for name to be provided at the beginning and end of
value of the constants and structure of the the scenario)
formula.)
Comparative analysis of scenarios (500 words)
12. Long-term consequences of items in the probable future (500 words)
13. Normative/ideal future: Portray 10 key events in your future with reasoning.
(1000 words)
14. Suggestive corrective action plans with justification – for each scenario to be written separately.
(300 words / scenario)