Welcome to Scotland's Futures Forum
Background
- For a 2 minute video clip giving information about the Forum, [Click Here]
- The full Board membership is available in the About Us section
21st Century Learning and Skills Project with GGIS
Scotland's Futures Forum has strategically linked with the Goodison Group in Scotland in the area of learning and skills. We have launched an ambitious project that will take a "futures" look at the learning environment in 2025 and beyond. For information, go to the 21st Century Learning and Skills tab (above) or access the Goodison Group in Scotland website www.GGIS.Org.uk for the latest on the project
Co-operation Agreement with the Scottish Universities Insight Institute
Scotland's Futures Forum and the Scotish University Insight Institute have entered into an agreement to co-operate and collaborate
Scotland in 2030 Scenario Project
Click here to see this latest Forum report, films, audios and other project material
Age Unlimited Scotland
Scotland's Futures Forum is supporting an exciting programme initiative by NESTA
(The National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts) to meet the opportunities and challenges arising from our changing demographics.
The programme aim is to stimulate entrepreneurial activity in people in their 50s and 60s over the next two years through a pilot programme of activity in Scotland.
For more detail [Click Here]
Recent publications
- June 2011
- The Oxfam Humankind Index for Scotland
- March 2011
- Women, Punishment and Human Rights
- November 2010
- Preventative spending finance committee event
- November 2010
- Seminar on Social Impact Bonds
- September 2010
- Scotland: Sustainable Communities in 2030.
- July 2010
- Funding for Public Services.Report to the Scottish Parliament's Finance Committee Inquiry
- November 2009
- 2020 Scottish Welfare System discussion
- 25 August 2009
- What should a Scottish Learning Society look like?
- 29 May 2009
- Poverty and Inequalities in Scotland conference report. This conference was held in conjunction with the SPIU Glasgow Caledonian University.
Scotland's Future Forum Flash Demonstration
In 2008, The Forum published its report on how Scotland can reduce the damage caused by alcohol and drug misuse by half by 2025. The report publications and an interactive flash systems map are outlined below.
Flash demonstration can be viewed by clicking here.
Previous Publications
- 9 JUNE 2008
- Approaches to Alcohol and Drugs in Scotland: A Question of Architecture
A systemsmapping approach to how Scotland can reduce the damage to its population through alcohol and drugs by half by 2025
- 9 JUNE 2008
- A Question of Architecture: Executive Summary
This report has a companion document published by Scotland’s Futures Forum as part of its alcohol and drugs project, Approaches to Alcohol and Drugs in Scotland; A Question of Architecture. This can be viewed at www.scotlandfutureforum.org alongwith an interactive project FLASH site.
- 9 JUNE 2008
- 12 Dimensions of a Manageable Problem
This report is a companion document to the Report, A Question of Architecture: The Structure&Design of 21st Century Alcohol&Drugs Policy, A SystemsMapping Approach to HowScotland can reduce the damage to its population through alcohol and drugs by half by 2025, published by Scotland’s Futures Forum
- 2007
- Growing Older and Wiser Together
In 2007 The Forum looked at the positive aspects of Scotland's ageing population. The report 'Growing Older and Wiser Together' is available.