December 16, 2019 by Steve Gould
One of exciting futures workshops and keynote addresses that I experienced this year, was with the ‘Pearls of Policing Program’. This program brings together policing personal from across the globe to a central location. It is in this location that nature of serious futures questioning takes place. This questioning process is deliberate act to disrupt […]
June 11, 2019 by Steve Gould
This year I had the pleasure of working with the Asian Development Bank again. My involvement in Sri Lanka was was to explore Sri Lankan Technical Vocational Education & Training (TVET) Futures 2030. Key stakeholders agreed in 2018 to explore the notion of how to develop a new 2030 vision through the process of Futures […]
June 10, 2019 by Steve Gould
In reflecting on recent case studies/ consultancies, I sense a correlation between futures thinking concepts and existential philosophy. Both seek answers to the eloquent questions, both offer an opportunity and process for critique. Both invite us to engage, enter and exit the liminal spaces of the unknown, the unfamiliar and the uncertain. We may find […]
August 27, 2018 by Steve Gould
Recently, I was in Africa to facilitate foresight education to six African countries. This foresight initiative was a consequence of previous foresight workshops facilitated by Sohail Inayatullah from UNESCO in Africa. I had been recommended by Sohail to the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations. The FAO was considering sponsorship of a futures […]