Your mission
International civil society organisations ((I)CSOs) operate in an increasingly complex, uncertain, and often challenging environment. Shrinking civic space, political and financial pressures, technological disruption, and evolving societal expectations require CSOs to reflect not only on how to respond to current challenges but also how to shape the future they want to see.
Under the “Futures of ICSOs” initiative, the ICSCentre supports (I)CSOs in implementing the transformational changes needed within their organisations to become more agile, respond to emerging realities and carve future-fit roles for themselves. This includes our continuing work on power shift and fostering inclusive and diverse governance models and supporting transformational journeys toward localisation. As part of the initiative, the ICSCentre hosts the Scanning the Horizon community, the only collaborative trend scouting and analysis platform in the civil society sector. The community convenes futurists, strategists, trend analysts and organisational learning and research specialists form a cross-sector community of experts and practitioners which share insights, explore key trends and develop relevant strategies. Within this initiative, the ICSCentre supports organisations in exploring long-term perspectives and roles and developing proactive approaches to future challenges and opportunities. Scenario development is a proven tool to facilitate such forward-looking thinking, allowing organisations to envision and prepare for different possible futures.
By developing an outline and concept of four compelling, coherent, and inspirational scenarios for civil society in 20 years, this project aims to spark dialogue and help build a shared positive vision for civil society's role and impact in the world.
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