International Futures Forum - Publications

Publications

IFF encourages as wide a circulation of their work as possible, and most IFF material is available on its site free to download under a creative commons licence. This can be found in context at various parts of the website. Below is a full list of available publications (as at Jan 2009)under the four broad headings of health, learning, enterprise and governance as well as those associated with IFF meetings. Where these reports are related to wider IFF processes you will find links to the relevant part of the site.

Health

NHS: Learning in Times of Change and Uncertainty project details Public documents shown below

Fourth Forum Report 27 May 2008 A report of the 4th forum discussion in which members used the IFF three horizons approach to explore existing challenges in teaching Community Health Partnerships and specialist/generalist learning and teaching Date: 28 Nov 2008 Size: 478 kB

Report of First Education Forum, 30 March 2006 Record of the first SE NHS Education Forum held in Edinburgh in March 2006. Conclusion: the NHS needs to learn how to operate in conditions of complexity and uncertainty. Our tried and tested methods are unlikely to fulfil this need.' Date: 06 Jun 2007 Size: 87 kB

Report of Second Education Forum 21 September 2006 Record of the second SE NHS Education Forum in September 2006: identifies major strategic development issues and first thoughts about action. Date: 24 Feb 2008 Size: 334 kB

Report of Third Education Forum, 21 March 2007 Record of the third SE NHS Education Forum in March 2007. Title - NHS learning, training and education in circumstances of complexity and uncertainty. Date: 06 Jun 2007 Size: 1.5 MB

Culture and Health project details Public documents shown below

Discussion Paper 1 Organisation of literature scan Date: 18 Dec 2008 Size: 151 kB

Discussion Paper 2 Consumer Society and The Good Life Date: 18 Dec 2008 Size: 134 kB

Discussion Paper 3 Thinking about culture as an influence on wellbeing Date: 18 Dec 2008 Size: 410 kB

Discussion Paper 4 The role of emotions in wellbeing : bridging biology and culture Date: 18 Dec 2008 Size: 219 kB

Discussion Paper 5 Spirituality and wellbeing: Salvation in the Therapy Culture? Date: 18 Dec 2008 Size: 218 kB

Discussion paper 6 Modernism and its consequences for wellbeing Date: 18 Dec 2008 Size: 312 kB

Discussion paper 7 The links between sustainability and well-being: Date: 18 Dec 2008 Size: 349 kB

Learning Journey Report October 2006 A report on the first of two learning journeys undertaken in 2006/07 to take soundings from different perspectives on culture and health Date: 22 Dec 2008 Size: 280 kB

Learning journey report February 2007 The second of two learning journeys designed to take soundings from different Scottish perspectives on culture and health. A further six learning journeys are in planning for the first half of 2009 Date: 22 Dec 2008 Size: 327kB

Wellbeing and 'modern culture' - soundings from Scotland A first analysis of the key issues which arose from the learning journeys taken in October 6 and February 7 Date: 22 Dec 2008 Size: 309kB

Psychological Capacity in a Global Age project details Public documents shown below

Kitbag - vital resources in powerful times Short introductory brochure describing Kitbag and IFF's experience to date in using this transformational tool in a variety of settings including a women's prison, community groups, children. Date: 23 Oct 2008 Size: 410kB

Psychological Literacy and the Future of HR Sets out the learning from the project relevant to corporate health, performance and human resources. What constitutes the psychologically healthy corporation, and what competitive advantage might it enjoy? Date: 28 Aug 2006 Size: 321kB

Psychological Literacy Project A short paper describing the IFF's psychological literacy project and the development of our 'Human Resource Kit'. Date: 27 Feb 2006 Size: 1.2MB

Rising to the Occasion: cultural leadership in powerful times A report for MMM on the nature of the leadership challenge in powerful times and the role that the arts and cultural sector might play as a setting for developing 21st century competencies. Date: 29 Jun 2007 Size: 721kB

Glasgow Centre for Population Health project details Public documents shown below

Civic Conversation Briefing Note A short description of the process and progress to date Date: 28 Nov 2008 Size: 41kB

Equal Exposure: A Civic Conversation In addition to a written report and other outputs, the civic converstaion artist in residence, Jennifer Williams produced this viual representation Date: 28 Nov 2008 Size: 5.0MB

Fifth Wave Learning Journeys Report of a series of learning journeys exploring innovation in public health. Background research for the fifth wave report. Date: 28 Aug 2006 Size: 140kB

Miniature Glasgow A short film to download in which Glasgow is imagined as a village of 100 people. Date: 07 Jan 2009 Size: 24kB

The Fifth Wave A report compiled by IFF converger Andrew Lyon outlining the possibility of a new wave of transformation in public health, drawing on hidden resources within the health and caring professions. Date: 28 Aug 2006 Size: 326kB

What Then Shall We Do? project details Public documents shown below

Event summary and sound file link This summary of the event also provides a link to the sound file so that you can listen to the whole event yourself. Date: 02 Dec 2008 Size: 40kB

Mental Health and Climate Change project details Public documents shown below

Climate Change and Mental Health A brief discussion paper prepared as an introduction and stimulation for an online conference on climate change and mental health hosted by the Mental Health Foundation in January 2005. Date: 04 Apr 2007 Size: 112kB

Learning

Policy Learning project details Public documents shown below

Policy Learning This pamphlet advances a simple thesis. In order to flourish in today’s complex and fast-changing world we need to become a learning intensive society. Government cannot support that move unless the policy process itself reflects the theory and practice of lifelong learning it seeks to encourage in others. This is the case for ‘policy learning’. Date: 02 Mar 2006 Size: 779kB

Policy Learning - European Journal article An article on policy learning by Graham Leicester published in the European Journal of Education special edition on futures of learning in June 2007. Date: 24 Jun 2007 Size: 107kB

Three Horizons project details Public documents shown below

Journal of Futures Studies article on three horizons method An article by IFF member Tony Hodgson and friend and colleague Andrew Curry of Henley Centre Headlight Vision on the theory and practice of the three horizons method, published in autumn 2008 in the Journal of Futures Studies. Date: 12 Dec 2008 Size: 234kB

Three horizons of education policy in Scotland The record of a workshop in March 2007 in Scotland using the three horizons framework to structure a conversation about the failings of today's system, a vision of a more desirable future, and the innovations - existing and potential - that might ease the passage from one to the other. Date: 15 Aug 2008 Size: 586kB

Three horizons of financial services An alternative three horizons template suitable for shorter discussions, formatted around four boxes. This one records discussion about the future of financial services in an increasingly digital age. Date: 15 Aug 2008 Size: 289kB

Enterprise

Social Innovation project details Public documents shown below

Alison Elliot's Presentation Presentation on faith-based social innovation given by Alison Elliot in the Scottish Parliament on 26 June 2006. Date: 14 Aug 2006 Size: 1.1 MB

Report of Alison Elliot seminar 27 June 2006 Report of the seminar held to discuss Alison Elliot's presentation on 'the spirit of social innovation' in the Scottish Parliament on 26 June. Date: 14 Aug 2006 Size: 370 kB

Report of Geoff Mulgan seminar 3 March 2006 Report of the seminar held on 3 March to discuss Geoff Mulgan's lecture the previous evening in the Scottish Parliament. Date: 14 Aug 2006 Size: 47 kB

Report of Irene McAra-McWilliam Seminar 8 December 2006 A record of the seminar with Prof Irene McAra-McWilliam, head of design at Glasgow School of Art, following her lecture in Edinburgh on 7 December. Date: 20 Dec 2006 Size: 151 kB

The Spirit of Social Innovation Alison Elliot's lecture in the Scottish Parliament, 26 June 2006. Sets out the faith-based approach to social innovation. Date: 28 Aug 2006 Size: 359 kB

My Future’s in Falkirk project details Public documents shown below

Falkirk's Future case encounter Report from the IFF's initial visit to Falkirk in April 2002 and subsequent analysis of how to ensure that BP's decision to downsize its workforce acted as a spur for economic transformation. Date: 30 Nov 2005 Size: 1.3 MB

The Extended Economy: Flexible Working, Growth and the Edinburgh City Region project details Public documents shown below

Background and Evidence A companion volume to The Extended Economy detailing evidence, research, analysis and the results of interviews with key players in the City region. Also contains a useful bibliography on flexible working. Date: 24 Jan 2006 Size: 656 kB

The Extended Economy The final report from the project suggesting that flexible working needs to take its place as part of a broader view of the economy in the Edinburgh City Region, one that will ease the strains of economic growth on the area. Note that there is a separate volume with background, evidence and analysis. Date: 24 Jan 2006 Size: 655 kB

Governance

Supporting a Healthy Ecology of the Arts project details Public documents shown below

Homo Poeticus and the Art of Culture Working paper prepared for a workshop in May 2007 exploring some of the core ideas and foundational concepts that might underpin the notion of an 'ecology of the arts'. Date: 06 Nov 2007 Size: 203 kB

The Economy of Art A companion piece to 'Homo Poeticus and the Art of Culture' unpicking notions of 'value', 'property' and 'economy' in a wider, systemic context. Date: 11 Sep 2008 Size: 92 kB

Governance of the Long Term: Radioactive Waste Management project details Public documents shown below

Nirex strategy mural Nirex past, near present and future strategy mural, one of the products of the programme of support for Nirex thinking through the intractable issues of waste management over long timescales Date: 19 Nov 2007 Size: 3.9 MB

The Art of Better Giving: social entrepreneuring and the future of philanthropy project details Public documents shown below

The Art of Better Giving A discussion paper on the challenges to effective philanthropy in a complex world, and some ideas about new models and modes for spending money to greater effect. Date: 10 Jan 2006 Size: 68 kB

Scottish Parliament: Scotland’s Futures Forum project details Public documents shown below

Commissariat General du Plan note on the Scottish initiative One of a series of notes on futures initiatives in governments prepared by the French government following participation in the IFF event on 6 December 2004. Date: 24 Nov 2005 Size: 342 kB

Five Centuries of the Future: Eamonn Kelly, GBN Eamonn Kelly's address to the 6 December event in the Parliament outlining five challenges for the future and Scotland's possible contribution. Date: 13 Sep 2005 Size: 153 kB

Seven Prompts: a report for the Scottish Parliament Document prepared for the Parliament recording lessons from other futures initiatives and giving seven prompts to guide their own. Discussed at 6 December 2004 all day event. Date: 13 Sep 2005 Size: 114 kB

IFF Meetings

IFF1: April 2001, St Andrews, Scotland meeting details Public documents shown below

IFF1 Meeting Report Full record of this first meeting of the International Futures Forum. Date: 28 Aug 2006 Size: 1.1 MB

Points of Departure A summary note on the reasons for hope and the causes for concern about the state of the world from participants in advance of the first IFF meeting. A fascinating snapshot. Date: 28 Aug 2006 Size: 128 kB

IFF2: November 2001, St Andrews and Dundee, Scotland meeting details Public documents shown below

The Enlightened Corporation? - the evolving role of business Report of a workshop held at IFF2 on the evolving role of business over the next ten years and the increasing expectations on business to behave in an enlightened manner. Date: 28 Aug 2006 Size: 294 kB

IFF3: April 2002, St Andrews, Scotland meeting details Public documents shown below

IFF3 Dundee Learning case encounter Report of IFF's case encounter to explore the challenges involved in encouraging people to take up the learning opportunities available in a city apparently turned off from learning. Date: 23 Aug 2007 Size: 708 kB

IFF3 Falkirk/Grangemouth Economy case encounter Report of IFF's case encounter to explore the challenges of transforming the local Falkirk/Grangemouth economy in the face of BP's necessary restructuring at Grangemouth refinery. Date: 26 May 2006 Size: 1.3 MB

IFF3 Fife Health case encounter Report of IFF's case encounter in Fife exploring the challenges of tackling health inequalities in a region where the majority of poor people do not live in poor communities. Date: 23 Aug 2007 Size: 757 kB

Journal of Futures Studies article on Falkirk case encounter A short essay about IFF's Falkirk case encounter in a special issue of the Journal of Futures Studies dedicated to action research. Date: 26 May 2006 Size: 1.8 MB

IFF7: February 2006, India meeting details Public documents shown below

IFF7 India Report Governance, leadership and social change in India: a full report of the IFF's seventh plenary session in India (Delhi and V)