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Stories from 2050: Radical forward-looking imagery of sustainability opportunities and challenges ahead
The overall objective of the project is to support the implementation and further development of the ‘European Green Deal’ in order to achieve the ‘Clean Planet 2050’ vision. ‘Stories from 2050’ aims to bring new narratives, out of the box thinking and controversial/ contrasting visions into the policy debate on sustainability and the interconnection with…
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After the new normal: Scenarios for Europe in the post Covid-19 world
Client: DG JUST Further reading…
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Scientific, technological and societal conditions for the end of the Covid-19 crisis
COVID-19 has led to a global public health crisis and changed the course of lives for billions with ensuing social and economic damage. The study used the Dynamic Argumentative Delphi method to explore experts’ views on what Europe may look like in 2023, in domains relating to medicine, public health, and socio-economic conditions. Based on…
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Reimagining the Food System: scanning the horizon for emerging social innovations
Client: EEA Emerging Issue Factsheets Soulful soil: Alternative methods for nutrient and pest management Agroecology – a way of producing food, a way of life, a science, and a movement for change The power of many: community-supported agriculture networks and initiatives to support sustainable food production Food growing cities: smart solutions and citizen involvement Muscle…
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Soil Health and Food
The project aimed to provide forward-looking evidence to support the Mission Board in the drawing of a shared vision, making the most of the geographical and disciplinary diversity of its members. Adopting a long-term perspective, the project first offered insights to better understand the drivers, trends and weak signals with the most significant potential to…
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Healthy Oceans, Seas, Inland and Coastal Waters
The project aimed to provide forward-looking evidence to support the Mission Board for this area. The objective was to think along with the board and to stimulate the debates by raising surprising and challenging issues based on forward-looking analysis and exploration. The project provided the Mission Board with new information, (systemic) insights and/or alternative future…
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Adaptation to Climate Change including Societal Transformation
The project was meant to complement the Mission Boards’ deep and wide – ranging expertise by exploring longer – term time horizons, up to and beyond the year 2050. Building on existing future – oriented work, the project employed dedicated foresight methods, in particular workshops and a Delphi survey, to explore this time horizon in…
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Fighting Cancer
The project focused on the contribution of foresight knowledge that should inform the 4Mission Board strategies, and more specifically to support the reflections of the Mission Board concerning the identification of missions within the broader theme “Cancer”.
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Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities
The project aimed to support the reflections of the corresponding Mission Board by providing future – oriented inputs on challenges and options in the area. The overarching goal of the project proposed was to c omplement the Mission Board’s deep and wide – ranging expertise with a foresight perspective.
