International Futures Forum

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International Futures Forum
Formation2001 (2001)
Headquarters Aberdour, Fife
Director
Graham Leicester
Staff
3
Website www.internationalfuturesforum.com

The International Futures Forum (IFF) is an educational charity registered in Scotland that address complex, messy issues to enable people to thrive in the 21st century. It is funded through philanthropic grants, donations, the sale of its books, products, training and learning programmes.

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History

The IFF was established in 2001, with BP providing some significant financial backing. Early work by its founding members centred around the themes of economics, sustainability, governance and consciousness. Outputs included the book, Ten Things to do in a Conceptual Emergency and a pack of IFF Prompt Cards. After the initial two years IFF continued developing through its members voluntary work and occasional assignments.

The IFF has been registered as a charity in Scotland since September 2007. [1] It is incorporated as a private limited company and registered with Companies House. [2] IFF has a board of trustees which oversees its activities [3]

Collaborations and output

The IFF has worked with a variety of organisations. Much of the material that is produced by the IFF is made available under a creative commons licence. The work has included areas such as health, learning, enterprise and governance. It has published a body of literature on futures thinking (particularly Three Horizons) and transformative innovation. It provides resources for download at the IFF Practice Centre and has a range of kits (including Kitbag) for practical engagement with its theory.

Kitbag

In 2004, The IFF Psychological Capacity project began, intending to look at cost-effective strategies and tools that could enlarge psychological capacity outside of care and welfare systems. In 2007 IFF received a grant from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) to further develop. [4]

Community health

In 2005, the IFF were engaged by the Royal College of General Practitioners in Scotland (RCGP) on a project intended to distil the "essence" of general practice. [5] In 2014, the IFF were commissioned by the RCGP to help with work on community engagement. [6]

Glasgow life and health

The Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH) formed in 2004 and the IFF have been involved in several of their projects. The IFF were one of several organisations to provide support for the "Glasgow Indicators" project. [7] The GCPH also developed the "Glasgow Game" which was based upon the IFF's "World Game" that had been created by Tony Hodgson. [8] "Miniature Glasgow" is a short film that GCPH made in collaboration with IFF to discuss life and health in Glasgow. [9]

Curriculum for Excellence

The IFF did some work with Education Scotland (and previously with HM Inspectorate of Schools) to help schools reflect and consider what is possible under the permissive framework of Curriculum for Excellence. [10] [11] The IFF had first published a workbook in the Spring of 2009. [12] Education Scotland later produced a kit for transformational change [13] that was influenced by the IFF material. [14]

Healthcare education

In 2011, the IFF facilitated a workshop for NHS Education for Scotland in Edinburgh attended by a mixture of participants responsible for service and education aspects of the health service. [15]

Prison policy

In June 2014, Colin McConnell, chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), delivered a speech at an event organised by the IFF. [16] McConnell laid out a compelling case "for the public acceptance of the need for forgiveness and redemption as the future cornerstone for reducing reoffending". [17]

Funding

According to the IFF it enjoys "a variety of productive and mutually beneficial relationships with sponsors, clients, subscribers, like-minded groups, research funders and others". [18] What they label "core support" comes from BP and BT. Other organisations the IFF has worked with include

The IFF has a number of subscribers to their research output, among which are

Research funding has come from

Associated people

As of 2015, there are 5 staff employed by IFF, including the Director, Graham Leicester and Andrew Lyon, in a role described as "Converger". [19]

The following people have also had some involvement: [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "Charity Details: International Futures Forum, SC038749". Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL FUTURES FORUM overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". 30 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Governance". International Futures Forum (IFF). Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Hannah, Margaret (2008). "An Introduction to Kitbag: Building Psychological Capacity in Powerful Times" (PDF). International Futures Forum (IFF). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Gillies, John CM; Mercer, Stewart W; Lyon, Andrew; Scott, Mairi; Watt, Graham CM (May 2009). "Distilling the essence of general practice:a learning journey in progress". British Journal of General Practice . 59 (562): e167–e176. doi:10.3399/bjgp09X420626. PMC   2673184 . PMID   19401010.
  6. ↑ "Engaging Community Assets. Final Project Report". Royal College of General Practitioners (Scotland). May 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "About the Glasgow Indicators project". Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Learning Zone: Glasgow Game". Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH). Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Miniature Glasgow - Video". Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH). 1 August 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Graham Leicester: Education more than numbers game". The Scotsman . Johnston Press. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Three Horizons". International Futures Forum. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  12. ↑ Leicester, Graham; Stewart, Denis; Bloomer, Keir; Ewing, Jim. "Transformative innovation in education: a playbook for pragmatic visionaries. Second Edition" (PDF). International Futures Forum. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Resources: Opening up the future". Education Scotland. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Graham Leicester: What we need now is real 'butterfly thinking'". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  15. ↑ ""Doing More with Less" 7th Event Report of the SE (NHS) Education Forum 24 June 2011" (PDF). NHS Education for Scotland . Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "International Futures Forum Speech by Colin McConnell 5 June 2014". Scottish Prison Service (SPS). 18 August 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Talking Point: A fairer outcome". Holyrood magazine. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Partners and Clients". International Futures Forum. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "IFF Staff". International Futures Forum (IFF). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "IFF Clan". International Futures Forum (IFF). Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  21. ↑ Hannah, Margaret (2010). "Costing An Arm And A Leg. A plea for radical thinking to halt the slow decline and eventual collapse of the NHS" (PDF). Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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