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13 Sep 2024

Strategic foresight and future thinking

Photo from the meeting on Strategic foresight and future thinking

To explore how organizations and Governments can anticipate and prepare for possible future outcomes, ESCWA discussed strategic foresight and future thinking, in a new Insight Series session held online on 11 September.
 
ESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Mounir Tabet delved into the need to systematically examine emerging trends, opportunities, challenges, and risks, and presented the key tools and methodologies to build strategies that are flexible and resilient by considering various future scenarios.
 
The methodologies discussed are applicable across multiple domains, including climate change, energy, digital connectivity, education, and social protection, aiding in the strategic planning towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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