Author(s): UN Global Pulse
Description
WHAT IS IT?
This horizon scan manual is designed to help you set up your own horizon scanning practices. It outlines a simple five-step process, provides templates for inspiration and gives you hands-on tips and tricks.
USE IT TO
Learn how to identify a driver of change Create an overview of emerging phenomena Include a group of stakeholders in a futures dialogue.
This horizon scan manual is designed to help you set up your own horizon scanning practices. It outlines a simple five-step process, provides templates for inspiration, and gives you very hands-on tips and tricks. The manual originates from a horizon scan that was conducted by UN Global Pulse and Bappenas (Ministry of National Development Planning of the Republic of Indonesia) on the Future of MSMEs in Indonesia. Mariska Yasrie, Associate Planner in the Directorate of Cooperatives and MSMEs, about her experience engaging in a horizon scanning exercise: “Horizon scanning pushes us to think beyond the immediate issues around MSMEs. We are generally more familiar with thematic issues around how to improve MSMEs’ access to finance, market, good quality of human resources, as well as how they might affect MSMEs. However, now we are also thinking in a broader way about how changes in the political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal landscape can impact the sector. This is critical for long-term planning.” We took the main lessons learned from this project and incorporated them into this General Horizon Scan Manual, that can be used by the broader policy making community (beyond the MSMEs domain) and applied to any desired policy field or topic.
