Feb 9, 2021Seven lessons from engaging people on policySeven lessons from engaging people on policy Julie Jenson Bennett and Anne Bowers write: Last year, UK Research and Innovation asked the School of International Futures to consider options for the future model of their public dialogue programme, Sciencewise. As we blogged back in May, we explored leading examples of…Policy4 min readPolicy4 min read
Jun 18, 2020How to design policies that are fair to future generationsby Cat Tully and Luis Lobo Xavier There’s growing interest in many countries in intergenerational fairness — the idea that governments and decision-makers need to start paying much closer attention to the impacts of policy decisions taken today on the interests, needs, rights and wellbeing of future generations. Future generations…Future Generations7 min readFuture Generations7 min read
May 29, 2020Zeno’s Paradox offers lessons for managing the virus in AfricaA guest post by NGFP Fellow Alanna Markle In Zeno’s Achilles Paradox, Achilles races to reach a slower runner ahead, but never can. By the time he arrives, the runner has already moved to a new point. This continues in perpetuity because Achilles starts his runs by aiming for his…Africa4 min readAfrica4 min read
Jan 24, 2020Making global education fit for the futureHigher education could be on the edge of a huge change. To make it fit for the future we need to think long-term — and involve the next generation. Cat Tully writes: Today is only the second UN International Day of Education. So it’s a good day to reflect on…Education6 min readEducation6 min read
Jan 2, 2020New Year notes: Arriving at 2020Cat Tully writes: The year 2020 is full of a kind of futuristic resonance for many of us — somehow a little like living in the future. Seeing 2020 on the calendar this January summons specific memories for me of my time a decade ago as a Strategy Director in…6 min read6 min read
Dec 17, 2019Facing the future: the business challenge of the 2020sby Andrew Curry and Emma Bennett ‘Business as usual’ is no longer enough. It won’t meet the growing pressures from consumers, policymakers and the planet, while also ensuring business value. The old ways of doing strategy are not fit for purpose in this environment. …Futures Thinking7 min readFutures Thinking7 min read
Nov 22, 2019Futurist as heroFuturists don’t often feature as fictional protagonists. And there is even an oblique reference to the SOIF Retreat at Hartwell House. This is a guest post by Corinne Roëls, of the French futures organisation, Futuribles. Corinne also attended the SOIF Retreat in 2017. Followers of Futuribles should enjoy The USB…Futures Thinking4 min readFutures Thinking4 min read
Sep 27, 2019Sending letters to the year 2200Cat Tully writes: Last week, I and a group of other global Fellows at the Salzburg Global Seminar published a Recommendation setting out a new project idea: that people from across the globe should sit down and write letters to their grandchildren’s grandchildren, living in 2200. The idea was the…4 min read4 min read
Sep 18, 2019The SOIF Retreat 2019 — Days 2 and 3Note: re-posted after we streamlined our Medium accounts Chris Skelly is a member of the facilitation team at this year’s SOIF Retreat, when policy-makers and practitioners come together to learn with us about how to use futures to improve outcomes. It’s held at Hartwell House, in the south of England…Futures Thinking13 min readFutures Thinking13 min read
Sep 18, 2019The SOIF Retreat 2019 — a report from Day 1Note: re-posted after we streamlined our Medium accounts It is the week of the SOIF 2019 Retreat, when policy-makers and practitioners come together to learn with us about how to use futures to improve outcomes. It’s held at Hartwell House, in Buckinghamshire in the south of England. …Futures Thinking6 min readFutures Thinking6 min read
