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ESPAS Horizon Scanning
We recently reviewed the EC Strategic Foresight Report , entitled Resilience 2.0, but ESPAS (the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System) also produces frequent Horizon Scanning reports. Their most recent reports from 2025 (Issues 7 and 8 – earlier Issues do not appear to be easily accessible) identify 14 or 15 signals of change. In each they have focussed on describing the details of three of them. They seem to have deliberately looked for “weak signals”, some very unce
2 days ago4 min read
The UK Government Resilience Action Plan
The Resilience Action Plan , produced by the Cabinet Office, sets out the Government's strategic approach to resilience. The Chancellor...
Oct 36 min read
Resilience 2.0: Empowering the EU to Thrive amid Turbulence and Uncertainty
The EU’s 2025 Strategic Foresight Report focuses on resilience, dealing with the increasing levels of uncertainty in its environment. It...
Sep 245 min read
Net Zero Technology Outlook
The Government Office for Science has produced an updated report on the technology mix needed in key emitting sectors to reach net zero...
Sep 124 min read
Just in Case: 7 steps to narrow the UK civil food resilience gap
Back in February, the National Preparedness Commi ssion published a report on the resilience of the UK’s food system . It is a...
May 85 min read
Implications of Arctic ice melting
One of the challenges of Futures thinking is the way that trends and drivers interact with each other in complex ways, creating...
May 24 min read
Weak signals in Science and Technologies – 2024
The EC’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has recently published a report on technology horizon scanning they conducted during 2024,...
Apr 105 min read
Drivers of change – faster and faster, deeper and wider
SAMI continues to maintain and track key drivers of change through ongoing horizon scanning, and we noted a couple of years ago that the...
Apr 27 min read
OECD Strategic Foresight Toolkit for Resilient Public Policy
The OECD has launched its new Strategic Foresight Toolkit . This features a five-step foresight process, designed to help policy makers...
Feb 134 min read
World Economic Forum Global Risk Report 2025
It’s that time of year when various luminaries gather in Davos to sort out the world. They do so as President Trump takes office and...
Jan 244 min read
Ageing populations and migration
Most of the debate about immigration in recent years has been around how to control and limit it. Irregular immigration across the...
Nov 6, 20244 min read
GO-Science Futures Toolkit launched
The new Futures Toolkit produced by the Government Office for Science in conjunction with SAMI Consulting , has been launched! Here's...
Oct 7, 20243 min read
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