Category: Foresight

Guest post on Guerrilla Diplomacy: Tools for a more resilient public diplomacy

Posted on By Wandren PD
Cultural Relations, Dispersed Networks, Foresight, Habits of engagement, Network analysis, networks, Public Diplomacy

I had the pleasure of presenting via videoconference to Daryl Copeland’s MA class at Ottawa University on October 10. The guest post on his blog, Guerrilla Diplomacy,  approximates the thoughts I presented. Tools for a more resilient public diplomacy With the right tools, smarter networks and collaborative strategies there is potential to deliver a more resilient … Read More “Guest post on Guerrilla Diplomacy: Tools for a more resilient public diplomacy” »

The True Measures of Success

Posted on By Wandren PD
Data mapping, Dispersed Networks, Foresight, International Communcation, networks

“The True Measures of Success” by Michael J. Mauboussin in the Harvard Business Review this month is well worth a read for many things, not least of all is an anecdote: What happened? We made a mistake that’s exceedingly common in business: We measured the wrong thing The article is available here and while it is naturally … Read More “The True Measures of Success” »

Inaugural School of International Futures

Posted on By Wandren PD
Foresight, Habits of engagement, Network analysis, networks, Options for Influence

The inaugural School of International Futures started yesterday at Wilton Park, Britain’s foremost global policy centre, on the theme of Strategic Foresight. Interest in foresight among the international policy community has grown in this period of financial and geopolitical turbulence. Foresight provides a way of apprehending and addressing uncertainties associated with demographic, environmental, economic and resource challenges, and … Read More “Inaugural School of International Futures” »