Harnessing Foresight for Future Oriented Policymaking

Harnessing Foresight for Future-Oriented Policymaking Every decision made today will shape lives decades from now — yet most governance structures weren't built to think that way. As uncertainty and complexity grow, future-oriented policymaking is becoming an essential capability for public administrations at every level. The urgent too often crowds out the important. Intergenerational fairness asks us to think differently: decisions taken today must not come at the expense of those who will inherit them. Strategic foresight gives us the tools — exploring scenarios, anticipating change, challenging the assumptions we didn't know we were making. This session brings practical tools and capacity-building approaches to policymakers across Europe — national, regional, and local — in all EU languages. What role will you play in bringing futures thinking forward?

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