Foresight in Public AgenciesThree Case Studies
Jake Dunagan (@dunagan23)Director, Governance Futures Lab, IFTF
Managing Director, verynice futures
SOCIETY IS A SOCIAL INVENTION, AND YOU ARE SOCIAL INVENTORS.
— JIM DATOR
Trends
Wild Cards
Disruptions/ Emerging Issues
Three Lenses on the Future
Connected Citizens
Case 1
ContextContext• Technology (ICT) changing government service• Public engagement platform• Arab Spring? • Leadership role for UAE
Process
CA Administrative Office of the Courts: Building a Judicial Network
Case 2
Context• Technological disruption to court business
• Failed Implementation of Case Management System• Massive budget cuts
• Shrinking public trust and confidence in the courts
THE FUTURE DOESN’T COUNT, BECAUSE THE FUTURE DOESN’T VOTE
Jim Dator:
Process
• Environmental scanning/trends research• Workshops with experts• Interviews with major stakeholders
Outcomes
• Report: Building a Judicial Network• Videos: Seven vignettes• Presentation to Court Technology
Committee• NO REAL CHANGE
UCSF 2.0
Case 3
Context• Campus-wide and extended community discussion• Generating new ideas through an inclusive process• Setting a new vision for the university
Process: Foresight Engine
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