Middle East Futures
Foresight Vector has been conducting groundbreaking work on the futures of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region since 2020
The next decade in the Middle East could unfold across starkly different futures, some marked by innovation and renewal, others by disruption and instability.
Climate change poses threats, and at the same time, with bold adaptation, the region could become a global leader in addressing it. Economic diversification is both a pressure and a potentially vast opportunity. Shifting geopolitics will redraw trade routes, investment patterns, and security dynamics ... as the region considers policy and other choices that could unlock a demographic dividend ... and as AI, digital currencies, robotics, and other technologies are poised to revolutionize governance, banking, healthcare and more.
The region’s future is not written. Our strategic foresight expertise can help MENA governments, businesses, and other institutions seize emerging opportunities, and navigate deep uncertainty to shape the future, today.
Here’s how we’re helping these organizations already, and can help yours:
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Track emerging trends and early warning signals of impending change in the MENA region, so you can see disruptions before they happen and seize new opportunities proactively.
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Help you imagine and plan for multiple plausible futures, so your organization can make smarter, more resilient decisions today on the issues that will define the region tomorrow.
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Deep dives into critical forces shaping your industry or your policy area of responsibility, so you understand what’s coming as the Middle East transforms, what the ripple effects of change may be, and what it all means for you.
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Train and coach executives and staff in MENA-based organizations on foresight methods and frameworks, and on how to integrate strategic foresight into how you plan and work.
Since 2021, we have been working closely with Mounir Tabet, former Deputy Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). Mounir is an integral part of the regional expertise and foresight innovation we bring to our MENA futures efforts.
Foresight Vector is a member of the Global Futures Society, founded in 2022 by The Dubai Future Foundation to foster global collaboration among foresight practitioners, thinkers, and innovators to shape sustainable and inclusive futures in the MENA region and around the world.
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