Our manager of foresight, Marcus Ballinger, examines how emerging technologies are shifting value in the next digital economy by breaking four scarcities associated with specific kinds of human activities.
In this video, we discuss how the convergence of digital technologies and biological systems is becoming a part of our future, and how it may impact our lives. The information provided in this video is ...
How are our sense-making processes evolving? Here are four changes that affect the way in which we think, make decisions and behave.
April 23, 2021. Armine Yalnizyan explores the impact of digital technologies on the economy.
March 3, 2021. Prateeksha Singh shared her thoughts on the importance of plurality and equity in foresight.
February 24, 2021. Kristel Van der Elst presents an overview of Policy Horizons’ COVID-19 foresight work—introducing some forces driving change and disruption, and highlighting medium-term shifts that challenge our policy assumptions and tools.
The content for this report was produced between March and July 2020. It does not represent the views of the Government of Canada, or participating departments and agencies. It is intended to encourage conversation about ...
February 10, 2021. Jason Tester walks us through “queering the future”—scrutinizing, adapting, and transforming business as usual into a future that is radically open, human, and embraces chaos, with room and rights for everyone.
Reliable data is essential to economic forecasting. Digital technologies are challenging the certainty previously found in official statistics and macroeconomic models.
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