1. Foresight in Brussels Capital Region POLI group
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Foresight in Brussels Capital Region POLI group
Research conducted with the support of Prospective Research for Brussels of the BCR

2. 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
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3. The BCR research context
Teritorial Urban region
Scale 1 researcher for 2 years
Foresight track record limited for most actors
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4. 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
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5. 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
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6. 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
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7. Themes
Urban infrastructure
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8. Themes
Urban infrastructure
Creativity
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9. Themes Urban infrastructure Creativity Learning IRIS FUTURES

10. Themes Urban infrastructure Creativity Learning Welfare & well-being
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11. Themes Urban infrastructure Creativity Learning Welfare & well-being
Europe in Brussels
Drivers and objects of change
ICT
Globalisation
Sustainability
Equity
Community
Interculturality
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12. 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.
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