FAN Club events 06-07
12 Sep 06 Communicating Futures - a look at film, acting, design, cartoons, written presentation and other techniques for conveying complex information to non-specialists - newsletter now available.
14 Nov 06 Future Thinking - Exploring the cognitive aspects of futures analysis including such issues as mental processing models, inbuilt values and blockages, blind-spots and sacred cows, social aspects of change and interpretation of predictive language - newsletter now available.
21 Feb 07 Leading Citizenship - Using a real issue to illustrate the importance of good leadership in supporting evidence-based futures analysis as part of strategy development. This is a joint event with DCA and will be used to help launch the results of the DCA project on the Future of Citizenship and to assist the DCA in considering the next steps in taking this work forward; we are hoping that the Minister, Bridget Prentice MP will be able to open the event and return to receive the FAN Club members' advice at the end. Full DCA report is here:The Future of Citizenship (Adobe PDF) Newsletter is available here.
16 May 07 The Big Event - where we invite FAN Club members to draw on the evidence-base to develop advice to a future government about issues which seem deserving of greater attention, whether in terms of policy development, regulation or investment. Among the evidence reviewed will be:
This is of course an entirely non-party political event although it may well venture into areas of great interest to politicians! Sir David King, the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, hopes to join us towards the end of the day to listen directly to the feedback from participants.
11 Sep 07 Business Perspectives on the Future - a joint event with the CBI to consider issues of relevance to future UK wealth creation. The CBI and two leading businesses - Arup and Serco - will present top level findings from their futures work and senior executives from CBI member companies with responsibility for strategy and innovation will join us to share experiences, ideas and perspectives on the future. Newsletter now available.
22 Nov 07 Where Next in Government Futures? - providing an opportunity for Government departments to present the best of their Horizon scanning and strategic futures analysis and to consider how futures work should evolve in the public sector. Newsletter now available.