Sector Survey and Global Risk Report
In last month's newsletter we mentioned a series of meetings that were taking place in Geneva in October about disasters, emergencies and ‘humanitarian futures’. The main themes focused on the types of crises that we might have [...]
Humanitarian Futures Sector Survey Proposal
Humanitarian Futures And Operational Response - A Sector Survey Proposal The humanitarian sector and the world of futures A wide range of humanitarian organisations met in Geneva during the first week of October 2018 to discuss ways to [...]
HUMANITARIAN MOTIVES: MUTUAL SELF INTEREST VERSUS COMPASSION
- An Exploration - The proposition What actually drives humanitarian action – unrecognised mutual self-interest or sympathetic compassion? In light of the power dynamics that govern the formal humanitarian sector, humanitarian threats and responses increasingly need to be [...]
Collaborative Advantage: How collaboration beats competition as a strategy for success
Thoughts from Paul Skinner, author of Collaborative Advantage: How collaboration beats competition as a strategy for success* Changes in society, technology, security and human vulnerability reflect broad reasons for anticipating risks for which we are universally unprepared. A [...]
TWO DECADES INTO THE FUTURE: EXPERTS VIEWS
One of Humanitarian Futures’ prime objectives is to provide specific examples as well as plausible contexts about future humanitarian challenges. A recent example concerns the possible crisis threats and means to mitigate them, which emerged out of an [...]
Planning from the Future: A New Humanitarian Paradigm
Are You Really Ready? All too often vital change only occurs at the brink of chaos. Decision-makers, strategists, policy planners adjust for the evident, but all too rarely choose to explore the what might be’s – factors that [...]