Foresight in Brussels Capital Region POLI group I RIS F UTURES Research conducted with the support of Prospective Research for Brussels of the BCR

Foresight in Brussels Capital Region POLI group

Objectives Exploration of the potential role of foresight for the development of the Brussels Capital Region (BCR) Know current prospective activities Understand local images and views of the future Test methods en techniques Identify use-value of futures thinking to local actors Recommendations and tools

Exploration of the potential role of foresight for the development of the Brussels Capital Region (BCR)

Know current prospective activities

Understand local images and views of the future

Test methods en techniques

Identify use-value of futures thinking to local actors

Recommendations and tools

The BCR research context Teritorial Urban reg ion Scale 1 research er for 2 years Foresight track record limited for most actors

Teritorial Urban reg ion

Scale 1 research er for 2 years

Foresight track record limited for most actors

Project strategy  explorative research with open questions  varying research-methods in a single research-design Database prospective activities 6 thematic workshops 100 futures conversations L i t e r a t u r e S c o p i n g N e t w o r K W e b s i t e Report Description Analysis Recommendation Media content Intangibles

 explorative research with open questions

 varying research-methods in a single research-design

Description

Analysis

Recommendation

Actors and their activities The first part of the research produces: A database of prospective activities in Brussels An analysis of actor types and their activities This is the first ever description of the landscape of prospective activity in the BCR, offering the institutional sponsor (IRSIB) the benefits of: an address book for foresight in the BCR the identification of expertise situating actors and activities analytically in the context of the BCR

The first part of the research produces:

A database of prospective activities in Brussels

An analysis of actor types and their activities

This is the first ever description of the landscape of prospective activity in the BCR, offering the institutional sponsor (IRSIB) the benefits of:

an address book for foresight in the BCR

the identification of expertise

situating actors and activities analytically in the context of the BCR

The database Activities included in the database: Not strictly or exclusively foresight / FTA / la prospective; Explicit time horizon > 5 years Four actor types included in the database: Governement / public administration Industry / companies Education / research Socio-cultural / civic organisations

Activities included in the database:

Not strictly or exclusively foresight / FTA / la prospective;

Explicit time horizon > 5 years

Four actor types included in the database:

Governement / public administration

Industry / companies

Education / research

Socio-cultural / civic organisations

The database Activities included in the database: Not strictly or exclusively foresight / FTA / la prospective; Explicit time horizon > 5 years Four actor types included in the database: Governement / public administration Industry / companies Education / research Socio-cultural / civic organisations

Activities included in the database:

Not strictly or exclusively foresight / FTA / la prospective;

Explicit time horizon > 5 years

Four actor types included in the database:

Governement / public administration

Industry / companies

Education / research

Socio-cultural / civic organisations

Themes Urban infr astructure

Urban infr astructure

Themes Urban infr astructure Creativity

Urban infr astructure

Creativity

Themes Urban infr astructure Creativity Learning

Urban infr astructure

Creativity

Learning

Themes Urban infr astructure Creativity Learning Welfare & well-being

Urban infr astructure

Creativity

Learning

Welfare & well-being

Themes Urban infr astructure Creativity Learning Welfare & well-being Europe in Brussels Drivers and objects of change ICT Globalisation Sustainability Equity Community Interculturality

Urban infr astructure

Creativity

Learning

Welfare & well-being

Europe in Brussels

Drivers and objects of change

ICT

Globalisation

Sustainability

Equity

Community

Interculturality

Recognition of local foresight potential in Brussels Recognition of specific local bariers and constraints Evaluation of use-value of foresight methods Strategies to stimulate foresight in the BCR Inspiration and ori entation for all scales of prospective activity in the BCR IF prepares the ground for future FTA with a birds-eye view on the state of foresight in the BCR. A starting point for FTA in the BCR

Recognition of local foresight potential in Brussels

Recognition of specific local bariers and constraints

Evaluation of use-value of foresight methods

Strategies to stimulate foresight in the BCR

Inspiration and ori entation for all scales of prospective activity in the BCR

IF prepares the ground for future FTA with a birds-eye view on the state of foresight in the BCR.

IF prepares the ground for future FTA with a birds-eye view on the state of foresight in the BCR. A starting point for FTA in the BCR

IF prepares the ground for future FTA with a birds-eye view on the state of foresight in the BCR.