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Postnormal Changes:
An Introduction to
Future Studies

Sarajevo, April 29, 9:30-11:45

This session will cover several questions: the changing nature of 1. Participation and engagement
change nowadays and how to enhance our capacity to anticipate Le contratd’Avenir pour la Wallonie (The Future Contract for
in such a context. Followingly, we will present some examples of Wallonia); Wallonia, Belgium.
how to introduce Futures Studies in government or policy mak- 2. Reflection and Future Awareness
ing according to different criteria. Finally, the whole group may Tulevaisuusvaliokunta (Committee for the Future in Finland
debate about the potential implications of applying Futures in Parliament); Finland.
Bosnia Cantonal government. 3. Strategic Competitive Advantage
Centre d’analysestratégique (Strategic Analysis Center);
France.
9:30 – 10:10. What just happened 4. In-built capacity
Center for Strategic Futures; Singapore
A concise introduction to the specificity of change in pres-
ent time and to Postnormal Times Theory
11:00 – 11:45. General debate
10:10 – 11:00. Futures application examples
Several cases will be presented classified according to dif-
11:45 Session Closing
ferent approaches: