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This case study, focusing on the Environment Agency, illustrates how the regulator used the Policy Stress-testing tool from the Futures Toolkit.
This case study, focusing on the Food Standards Agency, illustrates how the department used the Delphi tool from the Futures Toolkit.
This case study, focusing on the Government Office for Science, illustrates how the office used the Driver Mapping and Scenarios tools from the Futures Toolkit.
This case study, focusing on the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia, illustrates how the organisation used the Horizon Scanning and Scenarios tools from the Futures Toolkit.
This case study, focusing on the US Government Accountability Office, illustrates how the office incorporated foresight into its strategic planning.
This case study, focusing on Natural Resources Wales, illustrates how the body used the Scenarios and Visioning tools from the Futures Toolkit.
This case study, focusing on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), illustrates how the regulator used the Three Horizons and Future Wheels tools from the Futures Toolkit.
This case study, focusing on the Government Office for Science, illustrates how the office used the Delphi tool from the Futures Toolkit.
This case study, focusing on the Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland, illustrates how the department used the Horizon Scanning tool from the Futures Toolkit.
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