Our second global driver of change has, for a long time, been Geo-politics. In our definition this includes a move towards a “polymodal world” – changing balances of global power…
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Drivers of Change 2022 – Population Dynamics
SAMI continually monitors emerging events and tracks them against our standard set of 6 major drivers of change. Many events simply reinforce or confirm our previous view, but some may…
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…
Climate change mitigation
The IPCC Working Group 3 report, published in June 2022, is a definitive base case analysis of the position on climate change. It makes a clarion call for action NOW…
Always Look on the Bright Side
With all the daily news of problems and issues, it’s easy to lose sight of the longer, more progressive trends that continue to drive change. How have things changed over…
Construction Week - May 3rd and 4th
The construction industry is facing a wide range of challenges, from a skills shortage through to the Net Zero commitments – on some measures, the sector contributes to 40% of…