Futures4Europe Newsletter: June 2024 |
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Dear foresight community, Welcome to the second edition of the 2024 Futures4Europe newsletter! We open this edition with news on the Eye of Europe Mutual Learning Event (MLE) that took place on May 23. Catch the latest insights from Europe's forefront of strategic thinking by diving into our interview with the editor and co-authors of the recently released Fourth ESPAS Global Trends report to discover their in-depth reflections and critical insights on the trends shaping Europe's future. Delve into the Joint Research Centre's Digital Transition for Farmers and Rural Communities project. Discover all about the Tri-Scope Synthesis Framework in the Global Foresight section and check out Portugal's futures-oriented insights under National Level initiatives and projects. And to kick back with a mug of your favourite futures brew, check out Eye of Europe's Coffee Corner, featuring our very own consortium member Bianca Dragomir's recommendations for futures readings. Stay future curious! Sincerely, The Futures4Europe Team
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Eye of Europe Mutual Learning Event The first Mutual Learning Event (MLE) took place on May 23, 2024 in Bratislava, Slovakia as part of the Horizon Europe project Eye of Europe, which aims to contribute to the maturing of a vibrant R&I foresight community in Europe and to support the integration of foresight practices into R&I policy-making. Forty participants from partner organisations and external representatives of ministries, governmental bodies, funding agencies, and the European institutions gathered in the premises of the Government Office of the Slovak Republic. This MLE focused on the identification of emerging needs and approaches in the practice of foresight for research and innovation (R&I). Group discussions have been fueled by a preview of the results of a recent survey on R&I foresight activities in the European Research Area (by Simone Weske, DLR), and by four country case studies (by Michal Habrman | Slovakia, Juha Kaskinen | Finland, Joakim Skog | Sweden, Christian Naczinsky | Austria). |
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🇪🇺 EU Level Initiatives and Projects |
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The Trends, the Uncertainties and Challenges for Choosing Europe’s Future. Following the publishing of the Fourth ESPAS Global Trends report in April 2024, Futures4Europe had the pleasure of interviewing the editor and two co-authors about their reflections and key trend insights throughout the foresight research and writing process. | | |
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Everybody is Looking into the Future! The ANTICIPINNOV project is a collaboration between the European Commission Joint Research Centre and the European Innovation Council to strengthen strategic intelligence capacity through the use and development of anticipatory approaches. The project’s findings compile a set of 106 signals and trends on emerging technologies and disruptive innovations. | | |
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The Digital Transition Project Coordinated by EU Policy Lab together with the European Commission’s Department for Agriculture and Rural Development, this project explores the interplay between digital transition, policies and the resilience of the agricultural sector and rural areas. | | |
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🇵🇹 National Level Initiatives and Projects |
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Last month, we took a look at recent reports and books, published or forthcoming, that shed light on future-oriented insights with a special focus on Portugal. By delving into these resources, one can gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities that the country may face in the coming years. | | |
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🛠️ Foresight tools and methods |
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Navigating the Future: The Power of Tri-Scope Synthesis The Tri-Scope Synthesis method offers a robust framework combining critical, futures and exponential thinking, equipping leaders and organisations with the tools to anticipate and influence their futures effectively. Let's delve into its depths and concrete application through a hypothetical scenario in the renewable energy sector. | | |
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☕️ Eye of Europe Coffee Corner |
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This issue’s Eye of Europe Coffee Corner features a curated collection of futures readings, recommended by Eye of Europe's foresight expert Bianca Dragomir, on issues related to present and future metaphors, stories and imaginaries. We wish you a pleasant reading! | | |
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| | How can the impact of social innovations be measured? What framework conditions are needed for hydrogen to make a significant contribution to the energy transition? Come to the INSIGHT Forum 2024, 18-19 June (Berlin) to get the answers! | | |
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| | Register now for the Foresight Europe Network (FEN) Summer 2024 Meeting, which will take place on 12 June 2024 in Turku, Finland. You will get the chance the learn more about the Eye of Europe project and how the Futures4Europe platform can help you. | | |
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| | Get ready for a one-week Foresight training in Paris! From 16 to 20 September, Futuribles and 4Sing will run a week-long seminar, offered in English and combining theoretical underpinnings and methods with practical applications for organisations. | | |
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| | Mark your calendar and come to the Futures Conference 2024, 13-14 June (Turku, Finland)! Participants will have the opportunity to meet, share, and discuss new ideas about the futures of natural resources, which is the main theme of this year's conference. | | |
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📢 Join our Community Have you or your organisation just published a foresight report? Do you have interesting insights on the potential futures of a certain science and technology niche? Or maybe there is a book on futures thinking that you warmly recommend? futures4europe.eu is the online hub for research and innovation foresight in Europe. It welcomes foresight practitioners, beneficiaries, science and technology experts, and futures enthusiasts to explore, engage and contribute with foresight projects and results, as well as to interact and exchange with other members of the community. Joining as a member is easy: 1) Click on Log in on the top right corner and set up your account. 2) To post your own content, log into your account and click on your profile to post a project or a blog post. |
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📢 Check out the #OurFutures page |
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What would you like our future to be? Let’s imagine it together. Share your ideas and inspiration for co-creating stories for the future of Europe. |
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