Foresight in Brussels Capital Region POLI group IRIS FUTURES Foresight in Brussels Capital Region POLI group Research conducted with the support of Prospective Research for Brussels of the BCR
Objectives Exploration of the potential role of foresight for the development of the Brussels Capital Region (BCR) Know current prospective activities Understand local images and views of the future Test methods en techniques Identify use-value of futures thinking to local actors Recommendations and tools IRIS FUTURES 11-11-2018
The BCR research context Teritorial Urban region Scale 1 researcher for 2 years Foresight track record limited for most actors IRIS FUTURES 11-11-2018
Database prospective activities Project strategy explorative research with open questions varying research-methods in a single research-design L i t e r a u S c o p i n g Database prospective activities W e b s i t N e t w o r K Intangibles 100 futures conversations Media content Report Description Analysis Recommendation 6 thematic workshops IRIS FUTURES 11-11-2018
Actors and their activities The first part of the research produces: A database of prospective activities in Brussels An analysis of actor types and their activities This is the first ever description of the landscape of prospective activity in the BCR, offering the institutional sponsor (IRSIB) the benefits of: an address book for foresight in the BCR the identification of expertise situating actors and activities analytically in the context of the BCR IRIS FUTURES 11-11-2018
The database Activities included in the database: Not strictly or exclusively foresight / FTA / la prospective; Explicit time horizon > 5 years Four actor types included in the database: Governement / public administration Industry / companies Education / research Socio-cultural / civic organisations IRIS FUTURES 11-11-2018
Themes Urban infrastructure IRIS FUTURES 11-11-2018
Themes Urban infrastructure Creativity IRIS FUTURES 11-11-2018
Themes Urban infrastructure Creativity Learning IRIS FUTURES 11-11-2018
Themes Urban infrastructure Creativity Learning Welfare & well-being IRIS FUTURES 11-11-2018
Themes Urban infrastructure Creativity Learning Welfare & well-being Europe in Brussels Drivers and objects of change ICT Globalisation Sustainability Equity Community Interculturality IRIS FUTURES 11-11-2018
A starting point for FTA in the BCR Recognition of local foresight potential in Brussels Recognition of specific local bariers and constraints Evaluation of use-value of foresight methods Strategies to stimulate foresight in the BCR Inspiration and orientation for all scales of prospective activity in the BCR IF prepares the ground for future FTA with a birds-eye view on the state of foresight in the BCR. IRIS FUTURES 11-11-2018