Blog post on EU Policy Lab site presents ESPAS Horizon Scanning project from the test phase to current ongoing practices. It describes the different steps and opens its role in EU policy. ESPAS Horizon Scanning exercise is building a community of future scanners, searching for ‘signs of new’ that are discussed in participatory sense-making sessions followed by collaborative meaning-making sessions to put these signals of change in context for the European Commission policymakers. These initiatives are all part of building more futures-literate European institutions.
More information and links
| Originally Published | Last Updated | 24 Jan 2024 | 25 Jan 2024 |
| Related project & activities | ESPAS Horizon Scanning |
| Related organisation(s) | JRC - Joint Research CentreEPRS - European Parliament Research ServiceESPAS - European Strategy and Policy Analysis System |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | Strategic Foresight |
| Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | foresightpolicymakingBetter regulation |
Related reading
Highlights: To measure global, regional and national food systems progress, this study leveraged existing target-setting methods and developed a benchmarking approach. This resulted in two types of reference...
Foresight engagement tools are designed for arranging participative workshops to support decision making, explore systemic topics and encourage long-term thinking.
Explore the futures: Futures Wheel workshop - A step-by step guide to run a foresight workshop
Was this page useful?
Need help?
Consult our user manual or editorial guidance

The K4P User Manual tells you everything you need to know from a technical point of view, to create and publish content on K4P.

K4P Guidance gives you tips and advice on how to make your content effective from an editorial point of view, helping to make it clear and engaging.