Josh Polchar

What problems are you mentally fighting? In today's complex world, there's probably no solution, but you can still decide a way forward Find out how in this article on #strategicforesight by @rdiazplaja and me for @NATO Review ⤵️ nato.int/docu/review/ar…

In case you missed it: how #strategicforesight can help find ways forward even in impossible uncertainty and complexity. Delighted to work on this article with @rdiazplaja, and to see it out in the world!

🍲 Hungry for tips on #AI in #strategicforesight? 👩‍🍳 @ClaireKarle and I have been cooking up some experimental methods! ⏲ Instant scenarios: futures in five minutes 👀 Find out what we learned, and how you can try it out too for your next strategy meeting oecd-opsi.org/blog/instant-s…

Scenarios in scent! My five tips for how a futurist picks a perfume: 🌪️ Make it noticeable but not overpowering ⏳ Consider the effect over time 🎁 Remember it’s about the person, not just the product 🌳 Go beyond the superficial 🍡 Try more than one linkedin.com/pulse/scenario…

🛑 STOP 📱 SMARTPHONE 🔇 SPEAKER 👂 SOUND 🙉 POLLUTION

“Information alone is not enough: it has to be applied to action”, says @civiccatalyst of @OPSIgov at #strategicforesight workshop for public servants in #Lithuania 🇱🇹 supported by @EU_reforms 🇪🇺

A chance to shape our futures: a week of #strategicforesight in Lithuania 🇱🇹 with @EU_reforms, @OPSIgov, @OECDgov, and @ITF_Forum

🪞 In #strategicforesight we can make things as concrete as you want—but you might not like it! 🔬 Questioning cherished beliefs is uncomfortable 🌪️ Unpredictability can be unsettling 🌫️ That's why organisations seek the cover of vagueness—but they could choose not to!

🚀Busy week at the @OECDgov Observatory✨🌐as delegates join us at the OECD HQ in Paris for insightful discussions on the future of #PublicSectorInnovation. 🗣️Measurement working group 🤝Network of national government innovators meeting 🙋#BehaviouralInsights experts gathering

😞 #Eurovision is over for another year, but the future is always emerging! 🤩 Where is public service media headed? ➡️ My students and I worked with @EBU_HQ to create and explore some #strategicforesight #scenarios, published by @OPSIgov: oecd-opsi.org/blog/futures-l…

✨ The Grand Final of #Eurovision is TONIGHT! 🧭 We are #UnitedByMusic, but where is the future of public service media headed? ➡️ My students and I worked with @EBU_HQ to create and explore some #strategicforesight #scenarios, published by @OPSIgov: oecd-opsi.org/blog/futures-l…

✨ Semi Final 2 of #Eurovision is TONIGHT! 🧭 We are #UnitedByMusic, but where is the future of public service media headed? ➡️ My students and I worked with @EBU_HQ to create and explore some #strategicforesight #scenarios, published by @OPSIgov: oecd-opsi.org/blog/futures-l…

✨ Semi Final 1 of #Eurovision is TONIGHT! 🧭 We are #UnitedByMusic, but where is the future of public service media headed? ➡️ My students and I worked with @EBU_HQ to create and explore some #strategicforesight #scenarios, published by @OPSIgov: oecd-opsi.org/blog/futures-l…

🤩 The #Eurovision Song Contest is in Liverpool this week! 🧭 How have #strategicforesight and #scenarios helped the show navigate and succeed through uncertainty? ➡️ Find out in this blog on my work with @EBU_HQ, published by @OPSIgov: oecd-opsi.org/blog/futures-l…

✂️ Cut out and keep! ➡️ Your pointers to make #strategicforesight proportionate, timely, and regular 🤩 Learn more in the @OPSIgov blog by @DavidJonason and me

#StrategicForesight doesn’t need to be a large-scale intervention. A few minutes per day can go a long way. 🪥Make the future a habit 🧩Use materials 🥅Define your minimum viable foresight 🧐Stay relevant 🏗️Be incremental By @DavidJonason @jpolchar ⤵️ oecd-opsi.org/blog/foresight…

“The value of the future of data society #scenarios lies in understanding the potential opportunities and taking action now”—@johannavallistu, #strategicforesight expert from Estonia At EU-funded training in Ireland, supported by @EU_reforms 🇮🇪🇪🇺

🇮🇪🇪🇺 Demonstrating the potential value of #strategicforesight for Ireland Scenarios on the future of #dataflows by @OPSIgov, part of EU-funded upgrade project supported by @EU_reforms

🔭 The future is not what’s ahead, 🧠 It’s what’s in your head! 🇪🇺 EU-funded #strategicforesight demo workshop in Ireland by @OPSIgov, supported by @EU_reforms