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Author: Future Agenda | https://www.futureagenda.org
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Our foresight programmes generate insights and views of the future, that can be used to provoke discussion, response, thought and innovation.
Brought up with technology, 2025 business leaders have different motivations and will challenge the current order of influence. In turn this will impact how they collaborate with others and redefine the meaning of success.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/changing-corporate-motivations/
Although targets can drive change they can also stifle flexibility. To ensure relevance they are tempered by consistent knowledge sharing, collaboration and iterative action.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/changing-direction-in-transit/
Budget constraints mean that doing good shifts from supporting others to the removal of obstacles which prevent individuals from accessing opportunity. Social models change from ‘doing to’ people to “building self-reliance”.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/austerity-as-opportunity/
There is a shift in social investment toward capacity building and system change because, despite best efforts, too much government money gets lost in the system and too much philanthropic money is misdirected.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/spending-choices/
Competition for funding and separate agendas continue to impede shared learning within the charitable sector and prohibits collaboration and agreement about where it adds real value.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/social-sectors-heart-to-heart/
Community engagement will come to define the relationship between citizens and the state. Boundaries will become blurred and power will become increasingly decentralised.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/redefining-citizen-and-state/
NfP investment in leadership development initiatives helps ensure the long-term health of the sector but this requires funders and regulators to support the adoption of and measure against an agreed leadership code.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/creating-skills-demand/
Society’s continuing dependence on the third sector to take on roles traditionally provided by the state calls for it to better define and co-ordinate its collective approach, impact and needs.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/third-sector-consensus/
Systems, salaries and training in not-for-profit organisations often suffer from lack of investment as these organisations feel pressured by funders (and other) expectations to maintain unrealistic overhead ratios.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/overhead-avoidance/
The maritime sector is global, mobile and growing. Ships carry 80% of global trade and with international trade forecast to grow strongly, seaborne trade is expected to increase rapidly to match demand, which is predicted to double by 2030 (from 2015).
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/filled-to-the-gunwales/
Over 60’s, the Active Third Age, are staying active longer as they aim to keep the body and mind stimulated. From 2002 – 2014 the volume increase in water sports participation in the age bracket of those aged 55+ stands at 66%.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/silver-surfers/
The issues facing oceans have led to the establishment of a UN Sustainable Development Goal dedicated to ocean conservation. As problems become more visible to many we will see increased recognition of the need for better governance.
Permalink: https://www.futureagenda.org/insights/unchartered-waters/
