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DESCRIPTION:A lecture by Bart Édes\, Professor of Practice\, Institute for 
 the Study of International Development.\n\nAbstract:  As the COVID-19 pand
 emic and subsequent overlapping crisis have made clear\, international dev
 elopment agencies need to be better prepared to function in a world charac
 terized by volatility\, uncertainty\, complexity\, and ambiguity. In this 
 new normal of constant and unpredictable change\, they can empower themsel
 ves by embracing Strategic Foresight. Strategic Foresight is a structured\
 , systematic way of using ideas about the future to anticipate and better 
 prepare for change. It involves exploring different plausible futures that
  could arise in the medium- to long-term\, and the opportunities and chall
 enges they could present. Using a range of tools and methodologies\, Strat
 egic Foresight helps organizations test the validity of assumptions underp
 inning current policies\, collect and interpret data and information\, and
  spot weak signals of emerging change that are harbingers of something gre
 ater. This seminar presentation will highlight the growing use of Strategi
 c Foresight by international development agencies\, like the IMF\, UNDP\, 
 Global Affairs Canada and Asian Development Bank\, and provide insights in
 to how it can help such agencies adapt their operations to provide more re
 levant services to targeted communities in low- and middle-income countrie
 s.\n
DTSTART:20231026T163000Z
DTEND:20231026T180000Z
LOCATION:Room 160 (Arts Council Room)\, Arts Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\
 , H3A 0G5\, 853 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:With a little foresight\, development cooperation agencies hope to 
 improve planning\, strategy and outcomes
URL:/isid/channels/event/little-foresight-development-
 cooperation-agencies-hope-improve-planning-strategy-and-outcomes-350246
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