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A few weeks ago we published the first in a series of Future Challenges Readers. Now it’s time for volume 2. In “The New City” we go on a hunt for ideas that are helping cities worldwide manage their growing populations. From Masdar City near Abu Dhabi to Toronto, Canada, cities […]

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. In recent years, the production of local handicrafts unique to the ethnic communities in Thailand’s poorest regions of the Northeast has received a boost […]

This article was originally drafted by Fernando Prada and the FORO Nacional Internacional as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. A recent survey of Lima’s local government performance shows that people in the city thinks that improving public space should be a key priority, and one […]

Ever since the eruption of the mass uprisings in 25 January 2011, the face of  politically stagnant Egypt has changed forever. 2011 was a year packed with unexpected events, unpredictable by even the most authentic intellectuals. Just like 2011, 2012 was truly a year to remember. As a year with many setbacks! […]

This article was originally drafted by Audu Liberty Oseni and the Centre for Democracy and Development for the newsletter “West Africa Insight” as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Process. For more Searchlight content on futurechallenges.org, please click here. Youth unemployment in West Africa has been attributed to low standard of education and training. Employers often lament […]