Category: Science, policy and practice interfaces

Embracing Global Foresight. Scaling up tools and methods

In the dynamic field of global foresight and horizon scanning, my journey unfolds through the lens of regional workshops. Building on the experience of supporting the development of the EU Strategic Foresight Report 2023 by enabling an interplay between sustainability transitions and foresight, we have developed a methodology that resonates at the global level. The UNEP Foresight team, together with the EU Policy Lab at the Joint Research Centre, the International Science Council, GRID-Warsaw and the Copernicus Science Centre, held a regional European Foresight workshop on 24-25 October to explore scenarios for planetary health and human well-being. Six workshops will be held in each of the UNEP regions in 2023.

My contribution does not end here but is a commitment to methodological development. I am now supporting each region to adapt the methodology to their own context. Each workshop becomes a melting pot for ideas converging into a powerful elixir of foresight. By incorporating cultural nuances into the fabric of the regional workshops, I am challenging myself to redefine how foresight is perceived and embraced. It’s about turning challenges into stepping stones and transforming uncertainties into opportunities.

The results of the foresight exercise will feed into The UNEP Global Report to be published in 2024. This report will be supplemented by region-specific information from the individual regional workshops. We also expect the lessons learnt from this cross-regional foresight will lead to new scientific insights and actionable knowledge to feed into the Future Summit in September 2024.

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Co-creation for Transformative Innovation Policy: an implementation case for projects structured as portfolio of knowledge services

This papers presentes the results of a joint effort between #sciencepolicy, the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium, and practitioners, the Climate-KIC, to produce new #knowledge on #cocreation for #policymaking. 
The publication gathers insights on Transformative Innovation Policies from the MOTION project by focusing on implementation aspects with an innovative look at #portfolios of knowledge services.

Thanks a lot to my co-authors Carla Alvial Palavicino and Christoph Brodnik, such a fantastic journey to get here!

Link to the paper

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Exploring indicators for monitoring sociotechnical system transitions through portfolio networks

This paper presents a new approach to #monitoringandevaluation in #sustainability#transitions by focusing on #innovation#portfolios as infrastructure for programme-based investments. It brings new insights for innovation agencies working with project portfolios.

This publication results from a collaboration between the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) and the EIT – European Institute of Innovation and TechnologyClimate-KIC, to create new #knowledge on #scienceforpolicy and #innovation.

Many thanks to my co-authors Caetano C.R. Penna and Oscar Yandy Romero Goyeneche, I really enjoyed working with you and connecting the dots!

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Towards a fair and sustainable Europe 2050: Social and economic choices in sustainability transitions

The study explores the interplay between #sustainability #transitions and #foresight to highlight the relevance of the agency of EU actors in shaping Europe’s sustainable future.
As part of an exceptional team including experts from multiple organisations, we delved into the complexities of sustainability transitions, examining how foresight methodologies and evidence-based approaches can guide policy decisions.
This report underscores the urgent need for #transformative policies prioritising sustainability, social equity, and economic prosperity. By leveraging #science and #research, we can drive informed #decisionmaking processes that address the challenges of today and pave the way for a sustainable #Europe by 2050.
I am immensely proud to have contributed to this report, which serves as #actionable  #knowledge for policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders invested in sustainable development.

Download the report Here

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Co-creation for policy: Participatory methodologies to structure multi-stakeholder policymaking processes

This handbook aims at helping its users effectively co-create the robust policies we need today. It combines an entrepreneurial way of thinking and a concrete process for developing breakthrough ideas with a high chance of producing real-world impact. It presents a practitioner-oriented narrative for designing and implementing innovative participatory processes and workshops to address societal challenges – coordinated by policy-makers and with the active engagement of key stakeholders. It applies tried and tested self-organisation and design thinking principles for co-creation.

Download the handbook Here

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Co-creation for Policy Tuner. Bringing design for policy into practice


I am delighted to share the new application of “the Tuner” from the EU Science, Research and Innovation and EIT – European Institute of Innovation and TechnologyClimate-KIC “Co-creation for Policy” handbook. The Tuner, a new online tool for co-creation, has been co-designed in collaboration with the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium

Tool: https://lnkd.in/gg7Jismt

JRC Handbook: https://lnkd.in/ez_jXB6n

#sustainability#innovation#science#cocreation

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Innovation portfolios, a practical approach to navigate transformative innovation

Innovation portfolios are complex structures where projects, programmes and actions enable links with interconnected subgroups of projects and programmes, by creating new strategic relations among multiple sectors, locations and levels of government. The application of challenge-led system mapping on innovation portfolios allows multi-stakeholder settings to explore strategic opportunities in terms of multiple nested and articulated innovation portfolios responding to different framings, financial logics and institutions.

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Transition Policy Labs. Enabling capacity building, experimentation and design for policy to the practitioners community

In 2021, The Transition Policy Lab series supported policymakers in different countries to introduce policy-making practises by removing barriers to enable the necessary institutional change. It aimed to build capacity for co-designing and implementing systemic policies that can lead to transformative strategies and actions.

The #EIT Regional Innovation Scheme’s Transition Policy Labs, developed by the Transitions Hub, consisted of five interconnected capacity-building activities delivered in three different formats: Multi-stakeholder setting, science-based training and executive programmes.

Transitions Policy Labs Series 2021

  1. Co-creation for policy Here                                                                                                          Knowledge Partner: Joint Research Centre
  2. X-Curve for exploring transition dynamics Here                                                                   Knowledge Partner: Drift for transitions 
  3. Value Network Mapping Here                                                                                                     Knowledge Partner: Vito
  4. MEL Addressing Transformative Change Here                                                                      Knowledge Partner: Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium & MOTION project
  5. Transformative Innovation Policy  Here                                                                   Knowledge Partner: Austrian Institute of Technology
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