The Global Foresight Group

17/03/2021

Foresight on COVID 19, by Policy Horizons Canada. I also gave a HorizonsTalk about it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-uOlQwjxac

Foresight on COVID 19, by Policy Horizons Canada https://horizons.gc.

11/11/2020

I enjoyed being part of this panel on November 6, 2020, talking about the policy-making/science/foresight nexus and much more.

The session "Falling Walls Circle Table: Foresight – How To Avoid Another 2020" can be seen here:
https://lnkd.in/ej_uBMz

With Chris Luebkeman, Cornelia Daheim and Peter Ho

26/09/2020

My op-ed that just got published in MIT Technology Review

The covid-19 pandemic shocked the world and generated high levels of economic, political, and social uncertainty. And for many people, the virus compounded the growing sense of uncertainty they already felt in their lives as a result of automation, geopolitical tensions, and widening inequalities. W...

04/09/2019

My speech at IRAHSS, Singapore

Also here including the presentation: https://horizons.gc.ca/en/2019/08/23/irahss-2019-speaking-points-and-presentation/

This summer I participated in Singapore in both IRAHSS 2019 and in the Center for Strategic Futures conference. Very interesting conversations.

03/05/2019

Glad to be named Fellow, US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Center for Strategic Foresight

To achieve positive, long-term outcomes, James-Christian Blockwood, Managing Director of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Strategic Planning and External Liaison (SPEL) office, believes creatively and critically thinking about emerging trends and future challenges and collaborating wi...

06/03/2019

In January, I was pleased to provide a day-long session on Strategic Foresight at the International Labour Organization's annual Executive Leadership and Strategic Management Programme.

In January, I was pleased to provide a day-long session on Strategic Foresight at the International Labour Organization's annual Executive Leadership and Strategic Management Programme, at the ITCILO and United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC). It was great to work with ILO leaders in a moment o

05/02/2019

Co-authored with Rudi Pauwels a book chapter on the future of health systems.

At present the future gets often discussed with a serious dose of gloom and doom, with fear, or approached from a risk perspective. The recently launched book 'Realistic Hope: Facing Global Challenges', edited by Angela Wilkinson and Betty Sue Flowers, aims to provide a more positive yet realistic f

16/01/2019

The Global Foresight Group writes about the future of the environment and natural resources as it related to agriculture & food systems to 2050.

The book “Agriculture & Food Systems to 2050”, edited by Rachid Serraj and Prabhu Pingali was launched recently. Alex Williams and I co-authored a chapter in it “ Chapter 6: Environment and Natural Resources" You can read and download the individual chapters or the full book online: https://ww...

08/12/2018

Last week I was at the ESPAS Annual Conference 2018 in Brussels, where I spoke about the current credibility crisis resulting from issues such as fake news and lack of transparency, and its implications for “evidence-based” policy. The ESPAS conference brings together global foresight practition...

20/06/2018

Joseph Jaworski Next Generation Foresight Practitioners Award. A new award recognising the next generation’s endeavours to shape our futures.

31/05/2018

At the Horasis Global Meeting 2018 I had the pleasure to moderate the panel on Global Governance.

You can consult the meeting's report here:

https://horasis.org/wp-content/uploads/Horasis-Global-Meeting-2018-report.pdf

28/05/2018

Happy to share the video of the presentation I gave about The Future of Health Systems at Oxford, Said Business School, GOTO Conference, January 2018.