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The Futures Toolkit provides a set of tools to help you develop policies and strategies that are robust in the face of an uncertain future.
The Futures Toolkit A set of tools to help you develop policies and…
How to use systems thinking to drive improved outcomes in complex situations.
This document is a short introduction to systems thinking for civil…
Weaving systems thinking throughout the policy design process. This…
This document is a an Introductory Toolkit for for civil servants. It is…
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Access support and expertise to help you think about the future.
The Chronic risks analysis outlines the most critical medium to long term challenges facing the United Kingdom.
Tips, advice and guidance to help policymakers embed long-term thinking and external insight into policy making.
A Foresight project examining the key factors influencing childhood, how these interact and how these could evolve in future.
Five steps that we can all take to improve our mental wellbeing.
A resource designed to support policymakers and others in using the Horizon Scanning tool described in the Futures Toolkit.
The skills you need to be a scientist or engineer in government.
STEM Futures is a partnership of organisations across industry, academia and the public sector to facilitate knowledge exchange in STEM.
A collection of resources for policymakers and analysts to use with the Futures Toolkit.
How to write Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) and use them to engage with experts.
Guidance setting out good practice for the operation of scientific advisory committees and map of scientific advisory committees / councils and arm’s-length bodies associated with government departments.
The Climate Adaptation Research and Innovation Framework sets out key climate adaptation research and innovation challenges for the UK.
A resource designed to support policymakers and others in using the Seven Questions tool described in the Futures Toolkit.
Full Trend Deck Spring 2021 for download.
Skills trends focusing on education, labour and employment trends.
Case studies demonstrating how government departments, industry and others use futures tools and approaches, including the GO-Science Futures Toolkit.
A Foresight project examining the future of global supply chains.
Technology Trends focusing on the internet, technologies, science and engineering.
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