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Standing Panel News Aug 26, 2016

The Long Road to Strategic Foresight in the Federal Government

Summary Governments around the world are faced with existing and evolving challenges that require thoughtful, flexible and innovative approaches to address them. We must safeguard our Nation’s future and there is a signi…

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General News Aug 23, 2016

The Long Road to Strategic Foresight in the Federal Government

Summary Governments around the world are faced with existing and evolving challenges that require thoughtful, flexible and innovative approaches to address them. We must safeguard our Nation’s future and there is a signi…

https://napawash.org/news/the-long-road-to-strategic-foresight-in-the-federal-government-2

General News Aug 23, 2016

The Long Road to Strategic Foresight in the Federal Government

Summary Governments around the world are faced with existing and evolving challenges that require thoughtful, flexible and innovative approaches to address them. We must safeguard our Nation’s future and there is a signi…

https://napawash.org/news/the-long-road-to-strategic-foresight-in-the-federal-government-3

General News Aug 23, 2016

The Long Road to Strategic Foresight in the Federal Government

Summary Governments around the world are faced with existing and evolving challenges that require thoughtful, flexible and innovative approaches to address them. We must safeguard our Nation’s future and there is a signi…

https://napawash.org/news/the-long-road-to-strategic-foresight-in-the-federal-government-4

Standing Panel News Aug 13, 2016

Broadening and Deepening Ethics Standards and Training for Federal and State Officials

Introduction On the surface, there appears to be a great deal of attention to ethics by government administrators. Ethics laws are fairly universal at all levels of government, and presumably there are orientations and …

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Standing Panel News Jun 20, 2016

Reflections on Federal Foresight Initiatives in the 1970s

Summary During the 1970s the planning and foresight community worked very hard to incorporate the long view – foresight perspective and practices – into governmental functions when and wherever we could especially in th…

https://napawash.org/news/reflections-on-federal-foresight-initiatives-in-the-1970s

Standing Panel News Feb 23, 2016

The Value of Strategic Foresight

Introduction In discussing the value of strategic foresight, it is important to distinguish it from forecasting. Forecasting seeks to predict discrete events in the future. By contrast, strategic foresight seeks to help…

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Standing Panel News Feb 10, 2016

Strategic Foresight is a Measurable Activity

Introduction The demand for measurable outcomes has historically posed an enduring challenge for Strategic Foresight projects both within and beyond governments. As Robert Shea observes in his recent post on Advancing t…

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Standing Panel News Feb 8, 2016

The Federal Appointments Process: The Problem and Our Proposed Solutions

Introduction Governing the United States of America does not pause during presidential transitions. Pressing matters – such as the financial crisis, two wars and threats of terrorism during the Bush-Obama transition in …

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Standing Panel News Jan 19, 2016

Linking Foresight to Decision Making

How can strategic foresight be effectively linked to decision making in the federal executive branch? Strategic foresight can inform national policy in the face of profound uncertainty about what lies ahead. It recogniz…

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Standing Panel News Jan 14, 2016

Progress Under Pressure: Shining Light on Leadership, Transformation Planning, and Positive Outcomes at the Veterans Benefits Administration

Background On April 8, 2013, the National Academy of Public Administration hosted the Veterans Benefits Administration’s (VBA) Under Secretary for Benefits, Allison Hickey, as part of its Presidential Appointee Project …

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Standing Panel News Jan 11, 2016

What Is Strategic Foresight?

Introduction Does it make any sense for the government to think long term? We’ve done it before – think about the interstate highway system, the race to the Moon, or the evolution of the Internet. Strategic foresight i…

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