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The Futures Toolkit provides a set of tools and techniques to help government officials use long-term strategic thinking in policy making.
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…
This document is a case study bank of systems thinking for civil servants.…
Access support and expertise to help you think about the future.
Five steps that we can all take to improve our mental wellbeing.
Tips, advice and guidance to help policymakers embed long-term thinking and external insight into policy making.
STEM Futures is a partnership of organisations across industry, academia and the public sector to facilitate knowledge exchange in STEM.
The skills you need to be a scientist or engineer in government.
A Foresight project supporting a holistic and long-term approach to resilience and risk planning across government.
A review which addresses the capability of government science and engineering, recommending actions to further embed government science into policymaking.
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.
Guidance on assessing performance and value of Public Sector Research Establishment
How to write Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) and use them to engage with experts.
Details about the COVID-19 National Core Studies (NCS) programme.
Climate Change and Environmental Trends focusing on climate change impacts and the global response.
Foresight project examining the future role, uses and planning of the subsurface.
Guidance requiring all government research to be conducted in accordance with the Concordat to Support Research Integrity, which is a national framework for good research conduct and its governance.
Guidance on the roles and responsibilities of chief scientific advisers (CSAs) and their supporting teams.
Health Trends focusing on health conditions, impact of these and medicines.
Full Trend Deck Spring 2021 for download.
Information about the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) COVID-19 activation.
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