<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>Establish a creative environment for roadmapping in academy—From the perspective of i-system methodology</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">T.</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Ma</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">A.</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Wierzbicki</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">Y.</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Nakamori</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>Roadmapping, originated from industry as a strategic planning tool, is attracting increasing applications in academy. Based on the recognition that roadmapping is a knowledge creation process, this paper analyzes what kind of support is needed or helpful for establishing a creative environment for roadmapping in academy and reviews various types of such support from the perspective of i-system methodology. As case studies of such support, this paper further introduces roadmapping pratices in Janpan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.</mods:abstract><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8601">2007-12</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:originInfo><mods:publisher>Springer Verlag</mods:publisher></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Article</mods:genre></mods:mods>