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Author: Huw Williams

2019 Review
18 December 2019in Foresight0by Huw Williams

2019 Review

Well, what a year!  In our December review last year we said “2018 feels as if it has been so exceptional” – but it was nothing like as exceptional as…

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Climate Crisis and the Finance Sector
4 December 2019in Climate change, Trends0by Huw Williams

Climate Crisis and the Finance Sector

Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, argued that the financial sector must be at the heart of tackling climate change. He is one of the leaders of 34…

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Climate Crisis – Implications for the Fossil Fuel Industry
21 November 2019in Climate change, Foresight0by Huw Williams

Climate Crisis – Implications for the Fossil Fuel Industry

Assuming, perhaps optimistically, that governments really do get a grip on “zero-carbon” policies and that the costs of renewable energy continue to fall significantly, where does that leave the traditional…

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Climate emergency economics – Stern Review
13 November 2019in Climate change0by Huw Williams

Climate emergency economics – Stern Review

In recent posts we’ve looked at the effects of the climate emergency, and at some technologies that might help mitigate them. In the next few posts, we’ll look into the…

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Climate emergency - innovative technology responses
16 October 2019in Climate change, Futures0by Huw Williams

Climate emergency - innovative technology responses

It may well be that de-carbonising the power networks and electrifying transport are not sufficient to keep global temperature rise below the “safe” level of 2°C.  So some are turning…

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Climate emergency – Carbon Capture and Storage; new nuclear
18 September 2019in Climate change, Futures0by Huw Williams

Climate emergency – Carbon Capture and Storage; new nuclear

Despite the progress on renewables we noted last time, coal and other fossil fuels will remain a key part of the energy mix for many years.  They provide more reliable…

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The Future of Cities - 4

The Future of Cities - 4

27 January 2021by Huw Williams

In this final post on the Future of Cities, we examine the Political decisions that will shape their development.  As…

“Raising our game”: the EU’s new Strategic Foresight Network

“Raising our game”: the EU’s new Strategic Foresight Network

21 January 2021by Jonathan Blanchard Smith

On 18 and 19 November last year, the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS) held its annual conference. “Thinking…

The Future of Cities - 3

The Future of Cities - 3

13 January 2021by Huw Williams

In this third blogpost on the future of cities, we look at city economics. Although tied up with political decisions,…

Collated SAMI Blogs

You can read all our blogs in our Resources section. We have collated our 2019, 2018 and 2017 blogs by subject matter, available in pdf.

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NEWS AND EVENTS

Upcoming events
16 Mar: SAMI Futures Cohort
22-26 March 2021: Online Futures Thinking course

Government Office for Science Futures Framework – SAMI Prospectus
SAMI is on the GO-Science Futures Framework, making it easy for public sector bodies to commission futures projects from us.  For more information go to our Government page or download our Prospectus.

New book
SAMI Associate Keith Leslie’s new book “A Question of Leadership “ is to be launched on the 18th February. He provides a wide range of illustrative case studies derived from both research and his first-hand experience in the public and private sectors as a former partner at both Deloitte and McKinsey.

Training
Our next public Futures Thinking  online course will run from 22-26 March 2021 in five sessions, starting at 10:00am (UK time) each day and lasting one and a half to two hours each. The course fee is £490 + VAT, and discounts may be available for self-funded individuals. For more information, or if you wish to make a booking, please email us at training@samiconsulting.co.uk

We also run a one-day workshop on cognitive bias for Boards and senior management.

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