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A snapshot of futures literacy and anticipatory capabilities training by Demos Helsinki - materials and exercise templates 🔏 Below is an introductory presentation on tools for creating foresight knowledge, specifically for the public sector. This presentation was adapted from the Train-the-Trainers program for Latvian policy planners organized by Demos Helsinki. In collaboration with the Latvian School of Public Administration, we helped civil servants renew their policy design tools to embed experimental characteristics. In the deck, you will find: ✅ Materials on foresight and its practical application  ✅ Co-creation and facilitation principles of foresight ✅ Exercise templates to develop futures knowledge Amid societal transformations, public servants are tasked to strike a balance between maintaining stability and pushing change. To perform the role well, they need a new set of skills, focusing on at least four critical elements–Wisdom, Imagination, Collaboration, and Humility. Building these capacities is a key task for Demos Helsinki in our governance work, aimed at developing a 21st-century civil service. Accompanying these materials are comprehensive keynotes, group mentoring, synchronous training, and more. However, through this overview, we hope you gain an understanding of what futures literacy training looks like and can make use of the materials. Far from a luxury, foresight work should be done seamlessly and iteratively in your daily task. If you want to develop further training content together or get guidance on using these materials, send us a message--let’s collaborate! 🤝

5 “bytes” of facts you need to know about the ARISE project: ✅ ARISE aims to create more resilient, sustainable, and human-centric work environments aligned with Industry 5.0 principles. ✅ It will develop an open-source based middleware to enhance human-robot interaction (HRI) technologies, strengthening Europe's AI, data, and robotics industries. ✅ It offers European SMEs and startups up to €200,000 in funding, mentorship, and infrastructure to improve HRI technologies. ✅ It is a collaborative effort of 10 technological leaders from 5 European countries. ✅ It has received €10 million in funding from the EU's Horizon Europe programme. For more updates and next steps, check out ARISE’s latest press release right below, especially if you’re passionate about HRI or robotics applications 🤖. Also, stay tuned for the first open call in October 2024–follow ARISE - advancing industrial HRI to stay updated! CARTIF, eProsima, PAL Robotics, FundingBox, FIWARE, Consorzio Intellimech, POLIMI Graduate School of Management, Algebraic AI Inc, Engineering Group #arise #hri 

Demos Helsinki is hiring: Communications & Interaction experts 🗣🌟 - Apply by 15th September We are looking for Communication and Interaction experts to elevate the impact of our research activities. Beyond the project work, the experts will help us amplify our influence, especially in the EU context where the projects operate. We are looking for candidates with complementary skills and motivation. The roles, responsibilities, and salary level can be tuned to match the candidate. Whether you are a seasoned expert ready to take Demos Helsinki to the next level or a developing professional eager to grow, you are more than welcome to join us! ➡ Read more about the job description and recruiting processes, and apply here: https://lnkd.in/dP4VVCYV We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds—so please don't hesitate to take your chance by 15th September! 🔥

📣This September, join us as we engage in key discussions on climate action, innovation, and positive energy districts at global events: 📌10-12 September in Montreal: Exploring city climate action and multi-level governance at Innovate4Cities. 📌12 September in Lyon: Discovering the first-year results of the Confluence Innovation Partnership (PIC) and a keynote speech by our Programme Director. 📌17-18 September in Helsingborg: Kicking off the Impact Innovation Summit and co-hosting a Climate Pre-Meeting on engaging citizens on climate neutrality efforts. 📌18 September in Barcelona: Keynote on the EU Cities Mission in the context of climate change adaptation. 📌19 September, online: Presenting the Climate City Contract at the ME.TA Training Course. 📌23-24 September in Brussels: Discussing policies, challenges and collaboration opportunities on Positive Energy Districts at the Cluster Meeting. Will you be there too? Come and find us! #MissionCities #EUMissions #HorizonEU

The KT4Democracy team is busy preparing for the Second Use Case meetings this fall! 🍂 More details on how to participate will be available soon… If you are curious in the meantime… take a look at the results of the first Use Case meetings last October 👉 https://lnkd.in/gxk6AcmV #knowledgetechnologies #AI #bigdata #democracy #civicparticipation Joanne Ahern Gabriele Quattrocchi Eva Power Atte Ojanen Elizabeth Calderón Lüning Tiffany Morisseau Eleonora Lima Jennifer Edmond Furkan Akar Wendy Kuyoh Olha Zadorozhna Piotr Lis max stearns Ruanne Hanafy Trust-IT Services COMMpla srl Demos Helsinki University of Warwick Democratic Society ICTLC - ICT Legal Consulting Instytut Rozwoju Miast i Regionów Fundación Cibervoluntarios - Cybervolunteers Foundation Strane Innovation Beyond the Horizon ISSG Hybrid Core

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻 “𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆” 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲? Demos Helsinki formed a cross-sectoral consortium with 17 agents to move beyond the short-term focus debated around care. The consortium members, whom we call “unlikely” allies, range from healthcare providers to art associations and municipalities. Despite diverse expertise, motivations, operational contexts, and viewpoints on caregiving, they are all committed to working towards a vision where care is adequately provided. 𝗜𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱. A long-term vision for care has yet to be fully explored. The political debate underrepresents some very fundamental societal aspects: mental health, conditions of the healthcare workforce, rural access to healthcare, and more. The complex challenges we face, like climate change, also create new vulnerabilities that require a different kind of care–one that current industrial processes can’t meet. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻, 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. Reflecting on the current situation, we at Demos Helsinki sought to answer the questions: 1) Why is there such polarisation in the political discourse about care? 2) What does ‘care’ really mean? 3) What is needed when care needs are changing? We need to look at ‘care’ from a different perspective. Demos Helsinki engaged a diverse array of partners to form a consortium and explore these questions. Despite differences in nature, all consortium members shared the same notion: there are gaps in the care system, and we want to do something about it. With mutual understanding, we committed to this cause. The future is uncertain, and not all our hypotheses will prove correct, but we are dedicated to addressing whatever arises and learning from our experiments along the way. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱. Whether you’re a policymaker, a business operator, or a citizen, you might ask yourself: “Can I catalyse a similar alliance in my society?” It is possible, but also necessary and visionary, to unite entities from different sectors under a shared vision. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨-𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙪𝙥 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚–𝙖𝙣𝙙 “𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚” 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨 “𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.” If you have an idea for forming an alliance to drive societal changes but aren’t sure where to start, we’re all ears for your ideas, inquiries, and asks for support. Or, if you’ve done it successfully, please share your insights! Let’s learn from each other and drive change together. #care_alliance #new_logic_of_care #care

🗓 Upcoming event: How algorithms and AI reshape workplaces and the world Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to manage and supervise employees, influencing power dynamics in the workplace and society at large. Given that the impact varies across sectors and contexts, how can we fully harness the potential of algorithmic management while avoiding its pitfalls in our own environment? These topics will be discussed at the event “How algorithms and AI reshape workplaces and the world”. The event is hosted by the think tank FEPS Europe and the Kalevi Sorsa -säätiö, in cooperation with the Service Sector Trade Union PAM, Teollisuuden palkansaajat TP ry (Industrial Employees TP), and SAMAK. We invite you to join our discussion! Event details: 🕔 Date & time: 17/09/2024, 8:30 - 11:00 (Helsinki time) 📍 Location: Tiedekulma (Think Corner), University of Helsinki (Yliopistonkatu 4, Helsinki) & online live stream 🗣 Language: English Learn more about the event’s agenda and speakers, and register here: https://lnkd.in/dgadrTGq #algorimth #AI

🌟 New project: “Using Economic Instruments for Sustainable Behaviour Change”– Evaluating the impact of environmental taxes and charges in the Nordics 🟥 Economic instruments used to enhance the sustainability landscape, including environmental taxes and charges, have long been integrated into national policies across the Nordics. However, the effectiveness of these instruments in influencing market behaviour and reducing environmental impact remains underexplored in the region. This gap in understanding may hinder Nordic policymakers' ability to design and implement measures that effectively drive environmental improvements at the required scale. 🟩 The project titled “Using Economic Instruments for Sustainable Behaviour Change” seeks to address this issue. Funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers of Green Charges, it aims to identify which factors drive or impede the success of these economic instruments. By exploring the dynamics, the project directly tackles the challenge of aligning economic incentives with environmental objectives, ultimately contributing to the refinement and improvement of policy measures for better sustainability outcomes. 🟨 The project consortium, led by NORION and including Demos Helsinki, Anthesis Group, and Menon Economics, will conduct a comprehensive analysis of economic instrument use cases in the Nordic countries. This analysis will further contribute to the overall literature review and comparative policy analysis, providing evidence-based insights to inform future policy development. Follow us if you’re interested to learn how the project will unfold! #economic #sustainability

Kuinka sinä olet viimeksi tunnistanut ja tehnyt oman osaamisesi näkyväksi? 🤔💭 Omia taitoja ja osaamista on välillä hankala tuoda esiin monista syistä. Emme aina löydä oikeita sanoja, jotka kuvaisivat osaamistamme, tai välttämättä edes tunnista, mitä kaikkia taitoja olemme elämämme varrella oppineet. Vaatimattomuutta ihannoiva suomalainen kulttuuri lisää tähän oman haasteensa! 😅 Osaamisen esiin tuomista on hyvä harjoitella. Oman osaamisen tunnistamisesta ja oikeanlaisesta sanoittamisesta on hyötyä esimerkiksi rekrytointitilanteissa ja urakehityksessä!💡 Erilaisia tapoja oman osaamisen tunnistamiselle on monia. Demos Helsinki, Innolink ja TIEKE Tietoyhteiskunnan kehittämiskeskus ry toteuttama "Osaamisen tunnistamisen hyvät käytännöt" -raportti kertoo, että osaamista tunnistetaan muun muassa: ✅ suullisesti osana työpaikalla käytäviä keskusteluja ✅ kirjallisesti todistuksin ja työnäyttein sekä ✅ erilaisin osaamiskartoituksin ja visuaalisin osaamismerkein. Nappaa vinkit osaamisen tunnistamiseen: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dBHTiG2A #osaaminen #osaamismerkit #osaamisentunnistaminen

Assisting migration, not of people, but of whole ecosystems—how does it sound? This interesting article from The Guardian brings to the forefront the concept of “assisted migration.” As the climate gets warmer, many species are moving northward at an average speed of 17 km per decade, which equals 20 cm per hour! For slow-growing trees rooted to the ground, unable to keep pace with the shift, something more needs to be done: we assist the trees on their migration journey. Some ecologists believe that the severity and speed of climate change call for assisted measures. Forests, along with all their wild inhabitants, should receive help to migrate and colonise northern regions faster. Current trees and species are not adapted to the future conditions, so introducing species from further south could help ease the transition and prevent ecological collapse. Of course, this sparks all kinds of alarmist reactions, as species introductions have gone wrong in the past. The prevailing argument is that we should support natural regeneration and prioritise helping trees adapt in their own way. But as the article states: “You can never get rid of all the risks, but there is also risk in inaction. We have to balance the risk of doing things against losing these species from the ecosystem.” Given the climate emergency, are we ready for biodiversity experimentalism? And finally, who will be in a position to make decisions on this and similar environmental matters? Shouldn't we all be discussing this more? Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/efRifffR #biodiversity