The desire to know and foresee the future is naturally bound to human nature. Traditional forecasting methods have looked after reductionist linear approaches: variables and relationships are monitored in order to foresee future outcomes with simplified models and to derive theoretical and...

We discuss here how beauty can be considered a determinant for economic and social growth and what is its importance. We do this by following a line which links beauty with creativity and innovation; commonly reputed the main engines of development, especially in a globalized and highly...