Intergenerational Foresight: An Approach for Long-Term Responsibility in Governance

This report explores intergenerational foresight as a method for long-term governance, integrating diverse perspectives to enhance decision-making and accountability across generations. It emphasizes the importance of broadening participation to include multiple generations, regions, and knowledge systems, ensuring shared authority over envisioning, evaluating, and governing the future.

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The report employs a combination of foresight methodologies, including horizon scanning and scenario planning, reoriented towards inclusive and accountable governance. It utilizes case studies from various regions to illustrate practical applications and integrates diverse perspectives through the Future50 Initiative, which brings together emerging leaders and seasoned experts.

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The report outlines key insights on the importance of intergenerational foresight in governance. It highlights the need to redefine sovereignty through long-term choice preservation, anchor visibility in contribution, and design conditional bailouts. The report emphasizes the role of intergenerational compacts, time-bound handover mandates, and shared sovereignty in ensuring accountability across generations. It also stresses the importance of repositioning older adults as contributors and embedding sacred credibility within institutional rules. The report identifies challenges such as electoral short-termism, techno-optimism, and present-focused sovereignty, and provides recommendations for policymakers to strengthen anticipatory capacity and promote intergenerational foresight integration.

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