Foresight 2014

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the Centre for Strategic Futures' (CSF) work, highlighting its role in identifying strategic issues and integrating foresight into policy-making. The CSF, established within Singapore's Prime Minister's Office, functions as a government think tank, focusing on long-term and open-ended futures research to inform strategic conversations and policy decisions.

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The CSF employs a range of research methods to uncover emerging strategic issues. These include expert interviews, academic workshops, inter-agency discussions, and crowdsourcing ideas from officers across different agencies. The collected data is then filtered to prioritize issues based on evidence, impact on Singapore's public policy, and the government's preparedness to address them.

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The CSF's approach involves a combination of expert interviews, workshops, inter-agency discussions, and crowdsourcing to identify over 300 emerging issues. These are assessed for evidence, impact on public policy, and preparedness. The top issues are presented in a Future Deck of cards, designed to facilitate multi-directional conversations and engagement with various stakeholders. The report also discusses the CSF's efforts in capability building, including the development of a competency framework for futurists and the FutureCraft training program for government officers. Additionally, the report outlines the CSF's community of practice, which includes the Strategic Futures Network, Futures Conversations, FutureChats, and Sandbox meetings, aimed at sharing best practices and fostering an anticipatory mindset among public servants.

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Categories: 2014 publication year | English publication language | Singapore geographic scope | capability building | foresight | governance | government | participatory futures | risk | socioeconomics