Alternatives Humanitarires – The future of humanitarianism
From the French journal Humanitaires Alternatives, November 2018 The future of humanitarianism Dr Randolph Kent • Director of the Futures Project, Royal United Services Institute (London) Dr. R. Kent Going back over 50 years of history in order [...]
How To Think About Innovation
From the McKinsey & Company January 2019 Shortlist A fresh mind-set—something many of us aspire to as a new year begins—is the key to innovative thinking. In the corporate context, such a mind-set can help leaders devise creative solutions to [...]
Transformative Technologies & Models of Governance: An Emerging African Paradigm Literature Database
When considering the inter-relationship between technological innovations, societal capacities and needs, the African continent is becoming a fascinating case in point. In many ways, the private sector, local communities, social networks and governments are leapfrogging the pace of [...]
Twelve Transformative Innovations for 2019… and beyond
A growing number of innovations – all too often unnoticed – could have considerable benefits for billions of people across the globe. However, the list of transformative innovations below, are not those that will transform societies as a [...]
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 [...]