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EXPLORE BY CATEGORIES Food Just transition Health Supply Chain Energy More categories INSIGHT The Future of Sustainability: we’re learning from the past to transform the future by Forum For The Future, Nov 22 2021 10 minutes read INSIGHT Alisha Bhagat unpacks what history can teach us about the future, in conversation with Dr. Nandini Pandey and Nour Batyne by Forum For The Future, Nov 22 2021 8 minutes read INSIGHT The changing role of business and governments, and the powerhouse that is youth: Reflections from Jonathon Porritt by Forum For The Future, Nov 22 2021 3 minutes read RECOMMENDED READ(S) Facebook changes its name to Meta in major rebrand Nov 16 - 1 minute read A self-driving farm robot that kills 100,000 weeds an hour might save the land from herbicides Nov 15 - 1 minute read Nepal to sell its surplus electricity to India Nov 15 - 1 minute read China prepares for a move towards greater green hydrogen use Nov 14 - 2 minutes read Apple launches new clean power initiatives to support communities Nov 14 - 1 minute read Blue seagrass absorbs carbon faster than rainforests Nov 10 - 1 minute read Are time millionaires the answer to a new way of working? 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Learn more See all Live Research Projects INSIGHT Reimagining Post COVID Cities: A Gendered Approach by Ashali Bhandari, Oct 12 2021 8 minutes read SIGNAL OF CHANGE Supply chain pressures cut into some fast fashion’s profit margins by Sangam Paudel, Nov 2 2021 2 minutes read SIGNAL OF CHANGE Zalando follows in the footsteps of other clothing brands to offer repair service by Mareyah Bhatti, Nov 8 2021 1 minute read SIGNAL OF CHANGE Using Digital Technology to Deliver Health for All in Zanzibar by Greg Olson, Nov 26 2021 1 minute read INSIGHT Irreversible tipping points, winning narratives and whether transformation will be too late: Reflections from Johan Rockstrom by Forum For The Future, Nov 25 2021 19 minutes read SIGNAL OF CHANGE As solar panels cover more land, pollinators and plants underneath receive greater attention by Sangam Paudel, Nov 19 2021 1 minute read SIGNAL OF CHANGE After 200 years of absence, rewilding efforts bring bison back to Romania by Sangam Paudel, Nov 18 2021 2 minutes read SIGNAL OF CHANGE Iceland, the UK retailer, to become ‘plastic neutral’ by Sangam Paudel, Nov 17 2021 1 minute read SIGNAL OF CHANGE Microsoft Teams will include a metaverse with 3D avatars by Susana Gonzalez, Nov 17 2021 1 minute read SIGNAL OF CHANGE Singapore Parliament passes bill providing the Energy Market Authority (EMA) with more powers to secure the country’s electricity supply by Sangam Paudel, Nov 16 2021 1 minute read SIGNAL OF CHANGE Facebook changes its name to Meta in major rebrand by Slack, Nov 16 2021 1 minute read SIGNAL OF CHANGE A self-driving farm robot that kills 100,000 weeds an hour might save the land from herbicides by Sangam Paudel, Nov 15 2021 1 minute read SIGNAL OF CHANGE Nepal to sell its surplus electricity to India by Sangam Paudel, Nov 15 2021 1 minute read SIGNAL OF CHANGE China prepares for a move towards greater green hydrogen use by Sangam Paudel, Nov 14 2021 2 minutes read Tweets by FuturesCentre The resilient health system of the future Join our live research project INSIGHT Creating space for redefining health by Futures Centre, Sep 28 2021 4 minutes read INSIGHT Conversation Five: The Future Health Workforce We Need by Alisha Bhagat, Sep 14 2021 4 minutes read INSIGHT Conversation Four: The connective tissue of community care by Ivana Gazibara, Sep 8 2021 6 minutes read Where next for plant-based innovation? 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