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NEW REPORT LAUNCH 🌍 "Futures Thinking and Strategic Foresight in Action: Insights from the Global South". We’re thrilled to share our new joint report by the UN Futures Lab/Global Hub and the International Science Council (ISC) that highlights how countries across the Global South are applying futures thinking and strategic foresight in real-world contexts. The report was officially launched at the #STIForum Action Day side event on 6 May 2025, where panelists and participants joined the conversation on how foresight can inform inclusive, long-term approaches to sustainable development. Acknowledging that there is no one-size-fits-all approach, the report offers: ✨14 diverse case studies, ranging from hyperlocal women’s participation in climate action in India to national policy design in Nigeria, from using alternative futures for organizational development in the United Arab Emirates to climate adaptation led by Indigenous communities in Bolivia ✨ 8 practical typologies of foresight impacts, from local and indigenous knowledge, sources, and practices to multistakeholder partnerships and collaboration, organizational development and policy innovation ✨ 6 key recommendations for inclusive foresight - from exercising bold leadership to shifting mindsets, challenging the status quo and leveraging contextual insights and behavioural science, to embedding inclusive participation and long-term thinking at all levels, building systematic foresight capacity, and ensuring impact measurement ✨Key foresight tools and approaches applied across the case studies, including, horizon scanning, scenario development, Causal Layered Analysis (CLA), six pillars, and back casting Curious about what inclusive foresight looks like beyond theory? 📘 Read more and download the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dxYi8F-Z We extend our sincere thanks to all the case study contributors who generously shared their insights, experiences, and lessons learned to shape this collective resource. Report team: Alana Poole, Anne-Sophie Stevance, Ayaka Suzuki, Chris Earney, Hema Sridhar, Joolokeni Vesikko, Lucía Soriano Irigaray 苏颜, Salvatore Aricò Case study contributors: Ben Holt, Claudia Sáenz Zulueta, Dawnelle Clyne, Einstein Henry Tejada Velez, Rovenskaya Elena, Foluke Ojelabi, Karen Folkes, Dr. Katindi Sivi, linh pham, Nancy Muigei, Repaul Kanji, Sohail Inayatullah, Zurab Elzarov #UNFuturesLab #ISC #StrategicForesight #FuturesThinking #GlobalSouth #SustainableDevelopment #2030Agenda #PolicyInnovation #ParticipatoryForesight #STIForum #UNTwoZero #HorizonScanning #BackCasting #CasualLayeredAnalysis #ScenarioDevelopment #SixPillars #Bangladesh #Bolivia #Colombia #India #Kenya #Kyrgyzstan #Malawi #NewZealand #Nigeria #Rwanda #SouthAfrica #Sudan #Tunisia #UnitedArabEmirates #Vietnam #Zambia #Zimbabwe