The role of future studies in the planning and effectiveness of intelligence organizations

In today's world, with the pervasiveness of changes and transformations in technology, the approaches of intelligence organizations and in response to those intelligence organizations are affected by these changes and transformations, whether they like it or not, based on the nature of the action and assigned tasks. The future is basically related to uncertainty; However, signs and symptoms of information and facts that are rooted in the past and present can guide intelligence organizations towards the future. Future research using the analysis of sources, patterns and factors of behavior change or stability is one of the important features of successful intelligence organizations, which provides an effective role in the possibility of identifying events and trends of future information evolution and achieving the future image. This article aims to explain the role of future research and its impact on the effective planning of intelligence organizations and examines the question, "What is the relationship between future research and planning in order to achieve the goals of intelligence organizations?"

This research is of applied type and document and library method was used to collect information.

The results show that intelligence organizations are successful when they present their current behavior through scientific methods and creating future-oriented policies and drawing big pictures of the future, and design the future with their targeted actions. give a coherent shape and through future research by monitoring the changes and transformations of the internal and external environment of the organization and intelligently recognizing the opportunities and threats ahead and strengthening strategic thinking in their managers, improve effective planning and prevent surprises and intelligence failures in the organization