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Tag: pandemic

Vaccine nationalism?
4 February 2021in Foresight, Policy making, Scenarios0by Garry Honey

Vaccine nationalism?

Nine months ago I wrote an article for the Journal of Future Studies looking at four alternative post pandemic scenarios. This was also later carried on the SAMI website. Although…

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Compromise risk: ‘cake-and- eat-it’ syndrome
16 October 2020in Decision making, Policy making, Risk Management0by Garry Honey

Compromise risk: ‘cake-and- eat-it’ syndrome

Viral epidemics have been part of human civilisation for centuries. Black Death in the fourteenth and Plague in the seventeenth, are only the most famous but there were many more…

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Changing drivers of change – population dynamics
9 September 2020in Futures, Trends1by Huw Williams

Changing drivers of change – population dynamics

In a July blogpost, we produced a quick, subjective overview of some of the effects that the pandemic might have on our 2018 set of 12 Drivers of Change.  This…

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Has the pandemic really affected the drivers of change?
15 July 2020in Climate change, Futures, Horizon scanning, Scenarios, Technology, Trends0by Huw Williams

Has the pandemic really affected the drivers of change?

We and many others have reflected on possible scenarios for the post-pandemic future, often using a scenario cross methodology. We thought it would also be valuable to look at how…

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After Covid-19 the world WILL be different
28 May 2020in Foresight, Futures0by Tricia Lustig and Gill Ringland

After Covid-19 the world WILL be different

This article is written in May 2020 and explores some potential impacts – beyond the immediate – of the current Covid-19 pandemic.  It is based on an original (longer) piece…

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Pandemic-3.0 – from crisis to transformation – part II
20 May 2020in Futures, Scenarios0by Joe Ravetz

Pandemic-3.0 – from crisis to transformation – part II

The first part of this blog explored the context – ‘what if’ the pandemic is contained, OR it continues (with mutations, policy failures, medical gaps etc)? And then, ‘what if’…

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What are the futures for world trade?

What are the futures for world trade?

24 February 2021by Jonathan Blanchard Smith

“Globalisation is dead.” It is argued that the rise of populism, and its two most obvious successes – the Trump…

What next?

What next?

18 February 2021by Keith Leslie

One of the most beguiling moments for a leader is when he (for, too often, the leader is still a…

World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2021

World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2021

10 February 2021by Huw Williams

Although the usual festival of the rich didn’t happen at Davos this year, the WEF did produce its usual annual…

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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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