Futures4Europe

📢 Check out the 🍁October edition of the 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬4𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 for a hearty dose of fresh news, resources, and upcoming events! Dive into: 🔔 News on 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 from project “Eye of Europe. The Research and Innovation Foresight Community”: 🌟 Stocktaking of R&I Foresight Practices in Europe; 🌟 Report on the 11 topics that will be addressed in pilot foresight activities to take place in the next year and a half 🌏 Insights from 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 and events: 💬 The 24th international Futures Conference in Finland; 💬 the EASST-4S 2024 Conference in Amsterdam; 💬 the first two Mutual Learning Events hosted by Eye of Europe 🔎 National-level 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: ECO2050: The strategic economic vision for Luxembourg by 2050 ☕ Coffee corner: if you want to take a break from reading, tune into 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬4𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 📅 Forward-looking events: save the dates for online or offline happenings Read the newsletter here 👉 https://lnkd.in/d_tDwq4F

Knowledge of the Future : A foresight study for science policy   Discover the report written by Paul Diederen, Laurens Hessels and Mees van Tooren at Rathenau Instituut, describing four broad developments that affect the future of society in general and of science in particular. Based on a study of the relevant literature and a scenario workshop with stakeholders, the developments outlined in the report confront science and science policy with the need to make some important choices. Read more : https://lnkd.in/e94Mkaed #foresight #sciencepolicy

#Future4Europe features the work of former #LuxembourgStrategy (2021-2023) Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eg-ycuFf and here: https://lnkd.in/erB_3viq The Vision ECO2050 for the Luxembourg economy is ageing well. Elaborated in a sophisticated, iterative and rigourous 3 year #foresight exercice, it has not lost an inch of its relevance and foresight. The combined need for autonomy, circularity, sufficiency, redundancy, well being, basic social security nets, climate and nature tech and services, business with a social and regenerative mission, anticipation and long term planning, greening of the financial center become more apparent every day. The call is one for a real economy, within planetary boundaries and social needs. Have a look

The strategic economic vision for Luxembourg by 2050 🇱🇺    Published in September 2023, ECO2050 is a strategic economic vision for #Luxembourg aimed at 2050.     Structured in 10 building blocks, this #foresight vision prioritises a balance between technological, natural and social solutions, while fostering both private sector participation and public investment.      The report anticipates 3 possible future scenarios: -Socio-economic Sleepwalking, -Bio-regional Circularity -Techno-digital Optimism – alongside a potential disruptive wildcard: the ‘Red Queen’ scenario.     Read more:  https://lnkd.in/eATYpVCS 

🔔 The second Eye of Europe Mutual Learning Event took place on September 26th! 🌐 50 participants from across Europe gathered online to discuss 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲-𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬. Group and plenary discussions were framed by expert presentations showcasing diverse practices in the application and communication of foresight. Stay tuned for the report to come! A warm thank you to the speakers, Mikko Dufva, Maija Knutti, Teodora Garbovan, Bianca Dragomir, Totti Könnölä, Marie Ségur, Radu Gheorghiu and hosts Lenka Hebáková, Michal Pazour of  Technology Centre Prague (Technologické centrum Praha). Read more: https://lnkd.in/dzeRPPGq ***

New Eye of Europe report is out !   Discover the newly released Eye of Europe report “Showcasing Perspectives: A Stocktaking of R&I Foresight Practices in Europe”.   Key highlights include: - A map R&I Foresight Actors and Practices across the ERA 🌍 - An overview of success factors and bottlenecks for R&I #foresight projects 📈 - Emerging approaches and methodologies in R&I foresight 💡   🤝  For those wishing to expand their networks, the report also provides an overview of international and European (R&I) foresight networks, national networks, technology assessment groups and examples of regular R&I foresight conferences.     Blog post & full report here: https://lnkd.in/euDspbae A warm thank you to Simon Winter !

Ever heard of FutuRes Policy Lab? It is part of an EU-funded project connecting leading researchers with policy and civil society. This month, a range of experts gathered to start developing scenarios for building resilient European societies through demographic change focusing on the challenges posed by aging population.  Stay tuned for the upcoming report! Population Europe

📢 Upcoming: 𝐔𝐍 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐊𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐎𝐍 📅 Saturday, 21/09, from 20h30 - 21h45 CEST 🌐 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: https://lnkd.in/dcRDq7sz 💡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/dWGJqgP7 ⭐ Later edit: The recording of the event is available on UN Web TV: https://lnkd.in/dcRDq7sz 📑 Background reports The United Nations will publish its first Global Risk Report in Autumn 2024. This follows the UNDRR UN Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction in 2023 (https://lnkd.in/e9-TXvFD). The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission published in June 2024 its report “Risks on the Horizon” (https://lnkd.in/d9bace8V). In addition, the World Economic Forum published its Global Risk Report in January 2024 (https://lnkd.in/ezWRuKvN). 💬 Discussion topics During this event, speakers will highlight how existing foresight methods can help to identify future risks, many of which are inter-generational, by using methods which do not rely on a risk already being known. Findings covered can be polycrisis, interactions between risks and how opportunities can rise from risk assessments. It will also cover how insights from different risk studies can depend on geographical (global / regional) focus and how interaction between the work of individual states and international organisations respectively can strengthen risk analysis. Because many risks have either materialised or will likely materialise and exist for a long time, the session will also focus on inter-generational issues, how they affects youth and future generations and which opportunities they can bring. 💭 Panelists Ayaka Suzuki, Director, Strategic Planning and Monitoring Unit, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations (UN) | Focus on UN Global Risk Report Lori Moore Merrell, U.S Fire Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Thomas Hemmelgarn, Head of Unit, EU Policy Lab, Joint Research Centre, European Commission (EC) | Focus on Risks on the Horizon report Bryonie Guthrie, Foresight and Organizational Transformation, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum (WEF) | Focus on WEF Global Risk Report Timo Harakka, Member of Parliament, Vice Chairperson of the Committee for the Future, Finland | Focus on stress-testing policies and inter-generational issues on decision making Moderators Tommi Asikainen, Joint Research Centre, European Commission Anne-Katrin Bock, Joint Research Centre, European Commission

📢 Upcoming: online "𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲" exploring 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 📆 Friday, September 20 | 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM Central European Summer Time 🌐 Online (Zoom & Miro); in English 💬 Facilitator: Stefan Bergheim What you can expect: ◆ Develop new, relevant insights on the futures of democracy. ◆ Experiment with different futures and strengthen your imagination. ◆ Learn about the Futures Literacy Laboratory method by experiencing it for the first time. ◆ Meet other people and organizations who are also interested in the futures of learning. 👉 Details & Registration: https://lnkd.in/eKQKn2S4 (participation cost: €80)

📢 Upcoming 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 on 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 📆 September 24, 2024 | 12:00 - 13:00 CET 4strat is running an online session on Horizon Scanning as a method for navigating uncertainty and exploring emerging signals. Join foresight practitioners Ullrich Lorenz and Ana Z. Keser for a dive in into: 🔎 Weak Signals & Sense Making: How to identify early indicators of change and make sense of them in a complex environment. 📌 Scanning sources & practices: Explore best practices for gathering data from diverse sources to uncover opportunities and risks. 🌐 Tools & AI: Learn how AI and digital platforms are enhancing the scanning process, making it more efficient and insightful. What to expect: ▪️ Practical guidance on how Horizon Scanning can support strategic decision-making and long-term planning. ▪️ In-depth insights from experienced foresight professionals on how to execute a platform-driven Horizon Scanning. ▪️ A structured approach to integrating both human expertise and AI in identifying Weak Signals and emerging trends. 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/e565H8Ep