Publications

Foresight

CSF produces an annual report called Foresight to capture some of the breadth and depth of the work that we do in researching new topics of interest, drawing insights from conversations across our network, or building foresight capabilities. 

​Foresight 2015

Key topics:

  • A Tale of Two Cities Holds Lessons for Singapore
  • Automation and the Future of Work
  • A New Framework for Thinking about National Identity 
  • Trust and the Public Service 
  • The Ups and Downs of Batteries and Renewable Energy
  • Using a Risk-Informed Framework to Consider the Role of the State
  • Complexity, Creativity, and Cockroaches - A Conversation with Richard Bookstaber
  • Evolving Role of the State - From Concept to Conversation
  • Communicating Futures: Stories Are Not Just for Bedtime

View Foresight 2015 in PDF or ePub version.

Foresight 2014

Key topics:

  • Evolving Role of the State
  • Participatory Future: After Our Singapore Conversation
  • Using Causal Layered Analysis to Explore the Socio-Economic Aspirations of Singaporeans
  • Turning Risks into Opportunities
  • From Foresight to Strategy: Emerging Strategic Issues 2.0
  • Capacity Building – Developing Talent in Futures  

View Foresight 2014 here.

Foresight 2012

Key topics:

  • Humanity 2.0
  • The Future of Work
  • Futures Conversations
  • Global-Asia Confluence
  • Governing for the Future: What Governments Can Do
  • Emerging Strategic Issues Project 2.0
  • Mapping and Navigating a Volatile, Complex Risk Environment through Networked National Risk Management
  • “What is Singapore’s Dependency Ratio?” and Other Interesting Questions

View Foresight 2012 here.

Foresight 2011

Key topics:

  • Whole-of-Government Integrated Risk Management
  • Emerging Strategic Issues and Wildcards

View Foresight 2011 here.

Conversations for the Future

Conversations for the Future outlines how our efforts at planning have evolved since the late 1980s, when we first experimented with scenario planning. This publication consists of a historical overview of Scenario Planning in Singapore, and discusses the benefits and challenges of Scenario Planning.

View Conversations for the Future here.

Speeches

Media Features