UN-Futures-Lab-2023-UN-Strategic-Foresight-Guide

2024

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1) This practical guide by the UN Futures Lab provides strategic foresight concepts, tools, and methodologies to help UN agencies and governments anticipate uncertainty and design future-proof policies.
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- Explains core foresight concepts, use cases across UN levels (HQ, regional, country, programme), and how foresight differs from traditional planning.
- Categorizes and describes practical foresight tools for making sense of change, imagining possible futures, and taking action.
- Outlines key design components (decisions, focal topics, timeframes, and participation) and guiding principles for impactful foresight initiatives.
3) Tags: strategic foresight, futures lab, United Nations, planning, uncertainty

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