A Foresight Community of Practice
A dedicated strand convened for connection, the sharing of expertise and the exchange of perspectives on the Black Sea region’s futures.
A space for interaction around a shared interest in the Black Sea region, connecting people across fields of expertise and sectors of activity. The Community is intended for people with a genuine interest in the Black Sea region and its peaceful, prosperous, democratic, and pluralistic futures.
Where policy meets foresight
Purpose
The network seeks to strengthen an underdeveloped overlap between policy practice, strategic foresight and Black Sea expertise: bringing regional policy questions into foresight and foresight perspectives into policy analysis.
Not all foresight practitioners work on policy, and not all policy professionals use foresight. A regional focus adds a further requirement: grounding futures thinking in the Black Sea’s specific policy questions and interconnected dynamics.
Convened by Black Sea Futures, the network is intended to support focused exchange among practitioners and experts interested in the Black Sea region: sharing perspectives and resources, identifying emerging developments and trends, exploring possible futures, and connecting strategic foresight with policy and practice.
It aims to bring together people from across the Black Sea region, the rest of Europe and beyond who have an interest and work on Black Sea regional issues. Policy professionals interested in the region who wish to develop their foresight knowledge and practice are particularly welcome, and prior foresight experience is not necessarily required.
Common cause and shared values
Principles of engagement
The Community works with plural futures, intellectual openness, methodological curiosity and reciprocity. Its conversations are grounded in democratic and pluralistic values without assuming a predetermined conclusion. Confidentiality and attribution are handled with care: comments are not attributed without permission, and participation does not mean endorsement of an individual publication.
Opportunities for exchange
Possible activities
Exchange and knowledge sharingRead more
Share knowledge, perspectives and practical experience across different fields and sectors, and learn from one another’s expertise and experience.
Collective intelligence and brainstormingRead more
Bring different perspectives to shared questions, pool insights, question assumptions and develop ideas together.
Expert briefingsRead more
Hear from specialists on developments and issues of importance to the Black Sea region, with space for questions and discussion.
Foresight practiceRead more
Explore and practice foresight methods through policy questions specific to the Black Sea region, bringing a stronger futures lens to regional issues.
Collaborative scenario buildingRead more
Work collectively to develop and examine different scenarios for the Black Sea region, drawing on regional expertise, policy experience and foresight methods.
Inquiries
Interested in the Community?
To inquire and discuss further, please contact the founder.
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