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Full Trend Deck Spring 2021 for download.
Demographic Trends focusing on populations, ageing and migration.
A resource designed to support policymakers and others in using the Seven Questions tool described in the Futures Toolkit.
A resource designed to support policymakers and others in using the Three Horizons tool described in the Futures Toolkit.
A Foresight project examining the future of global supply chains.
A resource designed to support policymakers and others in using the SWOT tool described in the Futures Toolkit.
A resource designed to support policymakers and others in using the Backcasting tool described in the Futures Toolkit.
A resource designed to support policymakers and others in using the Roadmapping tool described in the Futures Toolkit.
A resource designed to support policymakers and others in using the Visioning tool described in the Futures Toolkit.
A resource designed to support policymakers and others in using the Futures Wheels tool described in the Futures Toolkit.
A Foresight project supporting a holistic and long-term approach to resilience and risk planning across government.
How to write Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) and use them to engage with experts.
Skills trends focusing on education, labour and employment trends.
A resource designed to support policymakers and others in using the Policy Stress-testing tool described in the Futures Toolkit.
Schools can use this poster to teach about humanoid robots. It includes use cases and features, as well as questions prompting discussion.
Guidance for policy makers on how to work with academics.
Guidance on systems thinking for scientists and engineers in government.
Technology Trends focusing on the internet, technologies, science and engineering.
Climate Change and Environmental Trends focusing on climate change impacts and the global response.
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