Scientific forecasting and nonmathematical methods

Part 1 Chief researcher of laboratory No. 67 "Economic dynamics and managements innovations", the Dr.Sci.Tech. Sidelnikov Yu. V. tells about scientific forecasting as to scientific discipline. Than it differs from predictions? What instruments of scientific forecasting and why numerical mathematics – only one of them happen? Why the right choice of tools and what such "forsayt" as the instrument of forecasting is crucial? "Concerning what forecasting happens. For different areas it miscellaneous. Different methods different of technologies. Let's say political forecasting is...