If you were to ask my teenage self what I’d be working on as an adult, it’s unlikely she would have said that I’d be a Futurist, able to tell her about the future beyond 2018. But whether it comes from …
You’ve heard all about the benefits of Futures, Foresight and Horizon Scanning and you’re ready to get started. But exactly where do you begin? What resources are available and where do you find them? Who can you call to ask …
‘Global Strategic Trends – The Future Starts Today’ was published on Monday 15 October by the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) thinktank, the Development, Concept and Doctrine Centre (DCDC). The document provides a strategic context for those involved in long-term policy, …
Novel technology is bringing many opportunities and disruptions which offer possibilities that could change our lives. The Government Office for Science’s Emerging Technology Programme helps government think about how potential new technologies may affect policy choices. Read on to find out about three emerging technologies identified by GOS’ Emerging Technology Scan that could change how we practise medicine in the UK.
Plastic pollution in the sea has pushed its way to the forefront of public opinion over the last few months. New research drives this publicity, with revelations that up to 93% of bottled water may contain microplastics1. This coupled with …
How the Foresight ageing project supported development of the Industrial Strategy Ageing Society Grand Challenge The PM recently announced the first Ageing Society Grand Challenge mission. She set us the challenge of ensuring everyone enjoys five extra healthy, independent years …
What do you think policy-making will look like in 2030? How can government make policy future-facing? In the Projects team in the Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat (EDS), these are the types of questions we regularly ask ourselves. Our team …
The Government Office for Science (GOS) are recruiting graduate interns to work on a wide range of important, high-profile science and policy issues. Two current interns talk about their experiences. Sam Patel, Futures and Foresight team intern I joined the …
Henrik Jonströmer is Deputy Head of Strategic Research in the Department for International Trade (DIT). Who takes part in trade? What is traded? What helps trade happen? The forces that shape international trade are in a constant state of flux. …
The Government Office for Science is currently exploring how changes in society will affect material demand over the next 30 years and what these changes mean for government policy. The first challenge is to understand ‘what is likely to change …