Virtual event
How to Build Foresight Into Everyday Decisions
Exclusively for public servants and policymakers
Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025
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Speakers
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Event Description
Are you reactive, or are you ready? Do you want to stay ahead of change or keep dealing with the consequences of it?
As governments face complex, long-term challenges like climate change, AI and demographic change, the ability to build foresight into everyday decisions isn’t just good for big picture progress — it’s a career-boosting skill that shows you can lead through uncertainty. Futures thinking gives public servants practical tools to spot trends early, test different possibilities and make decisions that hold up under pressure.
In this session, we’ll unpack what foresight actually looks like in everyday government work and how developing this skillset can boost your career. You’ll hear from experts who are already applying futures thinking to real challenges and learn how these approaches can strengthen decisions you make. The event will leave you with a clear understanding of why foresight capabilities are essential in 2026 and beyond.
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Speakers
Dexter Docherty
Foresight Analyst, OECD
France
Nancy Muigei
Programme Manager for Democratic Futures in Africa Opportunity, Open Society Foundations
Kenya
Ben Holt
Director, Foresight and Strategic Change, School of International Futures
United Kingdom
Ben Holt, Director of Foresight and Strategic Change at the School of International Futures. He previously served as Global Lead for Strategic Foresight at the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), embedding foresight in the Ukraine crisis response and leading work on multinational food security programmes. He also co-founded a social-enterprise innovation lab for Cancer Research UK and is the author of The Strategic Foresight Book.
