– Proactively responding to geopolitical changes and risk factors, aiming for long-term future and vision exploration goals,
 (From left) Kim Kyun, Director of HMG Business Research Institute; Sumitra Dutta, Dean of the University of Oxford’s Business School; Kim Heung-soo, Vice President of GSO, are taking a commemorative photo at the opening ceremony of the ‘Oxford-Hyundai Motor Group Foresight Center’. / Photo=Hyundai Motor Group |
, ‘Hyundai Motor Group is establishing a specialized research center to set the group’s long-term future and vision in cooperation with the University of Oxford in the UK, which leads macroscopic future research.’,
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, “On the 8th of this month (local time), Hyundai Motor Group announced the launch of the ‘Oxford-Hyundai Motor Group Foresight Centre’ at the Convocation House in the University of Oxford in the UK.”,
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, ‘The University of Oxford has a strong advantage in designing the long-term future direction of companies by shifting perspectives on industries through its in-house future scenario planning technique, OSPA.’,
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, ‘Through the Foresight Center, Hyundai Motor Group plans to derive core topics for proactively responding to the geopolitical changes and risk factors of future societies, securing competitiveness to realize a desirable future through innovative and original research for the progress of humanity.’,
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, ‘Hyundai Motor Group will also utilize its open innovation network in major countries such as the United States, China, India, and Singapore to expand the ecosystem for realizing the future envisioned by the group.’,
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, ‘The position of the Foresight Center director has been appointed to Professor Rafael Ramirez, a world-renowned authority in the field of future scenario planning research, and Professor Trudi Lang, who has passed through the Strategic Foresight program of the World Economic Forum and serves as a Future Strategy Advisor to the OECD Secretary-General.’,
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, ‘Kim Kyun, Vice President of HMG Business Research Institute, stated, “With the paradigm shift in the automotive industry and changes in the business environment, the level of uncertainty is greater than ever before.” He expressed his expectations that “the Foresight Center will greatly contribute to nurturing the organization’s ability to look at the future from multiple perspectives and restructure accordingly.”‘,
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, ‘Kim Heung-soo, Vice President of the Global Strategy Office, said, “Hyundai Motor Group will actively present the future direction that the global community should aim for a better future for humanity.” He added, “As a first mover in the global market, we will embark on a bold journey for the next generation by securing innovative research capabilities.”‘,
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