Submitted by JKamensky on Thu, 04/04/2019 - 13:25
The answer: The U.S. Forest Service – 100 to 150 years – because it takes a long time to grow a forest!
An intrepid band of foresight analysts from across the federal government met last week to continue their regular round of sharing insights and practices. The group quietly celebrated their fifth year of informally gatherings and the band of volunteers who organize the meetings announced the creation of a community website.
Submitted by TFryer on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 13:03
Dr. Boston, visiting the U.S. on a Fulbright Scholarship, sums up some of his initial research on how the U.S. and several other democratic countries address long-term policy issues, in a recent presentation at American University.
Submitted by sfreidus on Fri, 01/05/2018 - 14:46
Former Vice Presidential National Security Advisor Leon Fuerth, working with Evan Faber, has released a white paper that has been a decade in the making. The paper describes how the federal government is increasingly facing challenges of greater complexity that demand faster action than the current institutional structures can respond to effectively.
Submitted by sfreidus on Tue, 12/26/2017 - 11:08
Submitted by cmasingo on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 15:44
Strategic foresight is not futuristic forecasting. Foresight is about being able to perceive the significance and nature of events before they have occurred. It is about having the imagination to be prepared for what may come, regardless of which scenario occurs – it’s a mindset, not a process. It is about going beyond the tyranny of the present and preparing the best you can for the uncertainty of the future
