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Ed Dammers NRC FLIS BLOSSOM Workshop Copenhagen, 19 November 2012
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Embedding futures studies in
policymaking
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Why are futures studies important?Strategic policymaking:• generates high impacts• is confronted with high complexity and uncertainty• runs the risk of suboptimal outcomes or policy-fiascos
Futures studies may be helpful to:• better deal with complexity and uncertainty• improve strategic policymaking and its outcomes
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Why are futures studies important?
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How can futures studies be used?• Cognition • trends and mutual relations• low probability / high impact
events• new problems and
challenges• alternative policies and their
impact
• Communication • input for strategic discussions• stimulate open discussions• structuring discussions
• Commitment • provide support for current policy• inspire to choose alternative
policy • consider other values and views
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Why is it difficult to use them?
World of futurists• Scientific rationality• Exploring uncertainty• Long term orientation• Integrated perspective• Focussed on one study
World of policymakers• Political rationality• Searching for certainty• Short term orientation• Sector perspective• Confronted with many
studies, advices etc.
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Why is it difficult to use them?
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Which factors influence the use of them?Qualities of futures studies
• Imaginative• Plausible• Comparable• Informative• Understandable
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Which factors influence the use of them?Communication
• Multi target groups: public organisations, NGO’s, business, citizen groups
• Multi languages: stories, images, figures• Multi media: reports, dvd’s, internet, film• Multi techniques: conferences, workshops,
presentations, serious games
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Which factors influence the use of them?
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Which factors influence the use of them?Institutionalisation• Position: internal or external• Competition: one or more institutes• Status : legalized, commissioned,
independent• Resources: people, expertise, money• Contacts: (in)formal, bilateral, networks
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Which factors influence the use of them?Contextual factors• Policy issue: physical, social• Policy system: pluralistic, corporatist • Level of conflict: medium, high• External factors: economic tide,
political atmosphere
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Which factors influence the use of them?
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What are important success factors?• High quality of futures studies• Enough recourses for producers and users• Active involvement of target groups• Intensive and long lasting communication• Adequately using policy momentum• Various futures studies providing
comparable messages