8-485: The International Futures Forum (IFF) is an educational charity registered in Scotland that address complex, messy issues to enable people to thrive in the 21st century. It is funded through philanthropic grants, donations, the sale of its books, products, training and learning programmes. The IFF was established in 2001, with BP providing some significant financial backing. Early work by its founding members centred around
16-493: A board of trustees which oversees its activities The IFF has worked with a variety of organisations. Much of the material that is produced by the IFF is made available under a creative commons licence. The work has included areas such as health, learning, enterprise and governance. It has published a body of literature on futures thinking (particularly Three Horizons) and transformative innovation. It provides resources for download at
24-522: Is possible under the permissive framework of Curriculum for Excellence . The IFF had first published a workbook in the Spring of 2009. Education Scotland later produced a kit for transformational change that was influenced by the IFF material. In 2011, the IFF facilitated a workshop for NHS Education for Scotland in Edinburgh attended by a mixture of participants responsible for service and education aspects of
32-467: The "Glasgow Indicators" project. The GCPH also developed the "Glasgow Game" which was based upon the IFF's "World Game" that had been created by Tony Hodgson. "Miniature Glasgow" is a short film that GCPH made in collaboration with IFF to discuss life and health in Glasgow . The IFF did some work with Education Scotland (and previously with HM Inspectorate of Schools) to help schools reflect and consider what
40-605: The IFF Practice Centre and has a range of kits (including Kitbag) for practical engagement with its theory. In 2004, The IFF Psychological Capacity project began, intending to look at cost-effective strategies and tools that could enlarge psychological capacity outside of care and welfare systems. In 2007 IFF received a grant from the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) to further develop. In 2005,
48-539: The IFF were engaged by the Royal College of General Practitioners in Scotland (RCGP) on a project intended to distil the "essence" of general practice . In 2014, the IFF were commissioned by the RCGP to help with work on community engagement. The Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH) formed in 2004 and the IFF have been involved in several of their projects. The IFF were one of several organisations to provide support for
56-698: The health service. In June 2014, Colin McConnell, chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), delivered a speech at an event organised by the IFF. McConnell laid out a compelling case "for the public acceptance of the need for forgiveness and redemption as the future cornerstone for reducing reoffending". According to the IFF it enjoys "a variety of productive and mutually beneficial relationships with sponsors, clients, subscribers, like-minded groups, research funders and others". What they label "core support" comes from BP and BT . Other organisations
64-460: The themes of economics, sustainability, governance and consciousness. Outputs included the book, Ten Things to do in a Conceptual Emergency and a pack of IFF Prompt Cards. After the initial two years IFF continued developing through its members voluntary work and occasional assignments. The IFF has been registered as a charity in Scotland since September 2007. It is incorporated as a private limited company and registered with Companies House. IFF has
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