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Thailand Tree Bank
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by the Strategic Foresight Group for the newsletter “Asian Horizons” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Thailand has introduced ‘tree bank’, a new financial model, to help poor farmers repay their loans. The success of the concept could reduce rural […]
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Searchlight Process
The Rockefeller Foundation’s Research and Records Unit has undertaken an innovative approach to addressing this challenge by generating applicable intelligence that emerges from a forward-looking, on-the-ground perspective throughout Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
It is known as the “Searchlight” function—a group of forward-looking, regionally-focused horizon scanning and trend monitoring grantees that conduct regular, ongoing scanning for novel ideas, research results, and "clues" to where the world is evolving.
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Labour brokers: Study finds positive and important role
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by Stef Terblanche and the South Africa Node of the Millennium Project, excerpting from http://www.leadershiponline.co.za/articles/labour-brokers as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. As the debate on the role of labour brokers [in South Africa] rages on, a new study by a […]
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Thailand Green Jobs
Written by Searchlight Process
This article was originally drafted by the Strategic Foresight Group for the newsletter “Asian Horizons” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. The efforts recently made by the government of Thailand to promote green jobs have the potential to turn green jobs into an alternative source […]
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Social conflicts in Peru and Bolivia: Distinct challenges for governance
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This article was originally drafted by Gonzalo Alcalde and Pasko Kisic and the FORO Nacional Internacional for the newsletter “Agenda Suramerica” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Social conflicts related to natural resources, both violent and non-violent, are on the rise in Andean nations like Bolivia […]
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Future outlook: Entrepreneurship among the urban poor in 2035
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This article was originally drafted by Taufik Indrakesuma and Johannes Loh and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. The Vietnamese capital is undergoing several drastic changes. The city’s look and feel are changing, and the city’s […]
