IRAHSS 2015

International Risk Assessment and Horizon Scanning Symposium 2015

The 6th International Risk Assessment and Horizon Scanning Symposium (IRAHSS 2015) will be held on 7 & 8 July in Singapore.

The theme for IRAHSS 2015 is "Connecting Foresight, Policy, and Practice". IRAHSS 2015 will feature four panels (including one breakout panel), where speakers of international repute who have worked in and contributed to the field of strategic anticipation, will provide useful insights to think through complexity and manage uncertainty. The panel topics for 2015 include:

Panel 1: Applying Foresight in Organisations
This panel showcases ways in which foresight has been applied in government and non-government organisations. It aims to demonstrate different processes and platforms, and examine how they were successfully applied.

Panel 2: Developing Capabilities in Sense-Making
This panel will focus on the different aspects of sense-making. Elements of R4 will be discussed here, as speakers present capabilities that contribute towards collaborative foresight.

Panel 3A: The Future of Work
This breakout panel will explore how work and work environments will change in the future. The convergence of trends such as the automation of jobs, the shifting aspirations of workers, the re-organisation of work and workplaces and the transformation of education will all conspire to rapidly change the landscape of the labour market and shape the future of work. This panel discusses the implications to the nature of work, workforce composition as well as workplace practices.

Panel 3B: The Future of Transport
This breakout session explores how transportation systems of the future will be transformed by technological advancements. Topics for discussion include the presence of driverless cars, infrastructure for alternate forms of commute, and how social media platforms can contribute to more efficient mobility. Looking at various scenarios of future societies and how people work, live and play, this panel discusses the challenges and opportunities that we could face.

Panel 4: Analysing Big Shifts in Global Issues
This panel aims to expound on emerging strategic issues. With 5 speakers on this panel, we hope to explore a range of emerging issues across multiple domains. This includes geopolitical, economic, environmental and technological issues.

This event is organised by the National Security Coordination Secretariat. It is recommended for government officers, think-tanks and private enterprises with a strong interest in horizon scanning and foresight.

Crowdsensor is a collaboration between the RAHS Programme Office and Cognitive Edge. As part of IRAHSS' aims to promote active dialogue and sharing of methods, concepts and technologies, Crowdsensor is the attempt to build an active network of collaborators, partners and like-minded intellectuals who will become part of a bespoke human sensor network.

Powered by SenseMaker®, Crowdsensor is an approach which enhances natural sensemaking and crowd-sensing through a technological platform which allows collaborative insight. Developed by Dave Snowden, and his team at Cognitive Edge, SenseMaker® draws on self-signified micro-narratives, which could be anything from a short personal story that a respondent recounts, to a snapshot of a symbolic moment.

Crowdsensor will harness the power of the SenseMaker® ecology and its mass-sensing capacity to deliver real-time feedback to presentations and panel discussions, whilst capturing key meta-data for better analysis of trends. The consolidated feedback will appear as pattern-based visualisations, and enable quick analyses of emergent patterns.

We invite you to be a part of this network - share your stories and insights as we go along and watch as the patterns of insights form and shift over the IRAHSS 2015 journey.

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