We identified the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” – the application of digital technologies and related advances – as our fourth Driver of Change. The Covid-19 pandemic led to the broader adoption…
Category: Foresight
The UN Report 'Our Common Agenda' and Foresight – 2
In last week’s blog, we looked back at the UN Secretary-General’s Report, “Our Common Agenda”, published in September 2021 in response to a request from Member States for recommendations on…
The UN Report: Our Common Agenda and Foresight - 1
In September 2020, on the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, Member States asked for recommendations so that they could better respond to current and future challenges.…
Nature Conservation - some foresight considerations
The natural world is afflicted by a wide range of pressures, mostly man-made, from climate change to poaching. Encroachment on wild spaces by human developments has many impacts and finding…
Ensuring the food security of the UK
In June, our Director and Fellow Jonathan Blanchard Smith gave evidence to the UK Parliament’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Business in a Pandemic (Covid) World. The hearing focussed on food…