We’ve noticed recently how SAMI’s six Drivers of Change seem to be super-charged, on fast-forward. We identified the major areas of change some years ago and still think they are…
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The future of water – fertile futures
One of the critical challenges that the climate crisis brings is managing scarce resources, most notably water. Droughts, storms and floods are all expected to increase in all global warming…
A New National Purpose: Innovation Can Power the Future of Britain
February saw the publication of a joint report by Tony Blair and William Hague, advocating nothing less than a “fundamental reshaping of the state”. “A New National Purpose” seeks to…
Why we are optimists - 2022
It has been a rough year. We’d like to brighten up your thoughts by sharing a few things that make us optimistic, from 2022. Most important is that the serious…
New World Disorder: Welcome to the Diplomatic Kaleidoscope
Our recent blog looked at the emerging concept of “polycrisis” – how in a polynodal world, different problems collided, often with the effect of amplifying each other. The replacement of…
Ten global risk scenarios
Each year the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) compiles a list of what it sees as the top ten global risk scenarios that could reshape the global economy in the coming…