The following Programmes, Courses, and Modules represents a selection of first-priority and second-priority topics suggested for the Maltese government based on an assessment of skills which would be needed to carry out proposed functions in 1) a centralised unit and 2) ministerial units for supporting strategic foresight and anticipatory innovation. These represent a tailored subset of the most critical topics from an overall menu of options developed as part of the LIMinal project.
Building Anticipatory Capacity with Strategic Foresight in Government
Lessons from Lithuania, Italy, and Malta
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Annex C. Malta’s proposed training modules for anticipatory governance centralised unit and ministerial units
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Programme 2 – Anticipatory Innovation
Course 2.1 Fostering a collaborative environment for innovative and experimental policymaking that addresses horizontal issues
Module 2.1.2 Effective participation, engagement and collaboration in policymaking
Module 2.1.4 Effective participation, engagement and collaboration in policymaking for innovation and experimentation
Course 2.2 Nurturing a culture of proactivity and creativity in policymaking
Module 2.2.1 Shifting from reactive to proactive (why it matters and why now)
Course 2.3 Innovation for resilient and effective policies
Module 2.3.2 Fostering a culture of innovation and strategic foresight in policymaking
Course 2.4 Nurturing a cycle of continuous learning, adaptation and effective monitoring and evaluation in policymaking
Module 2.4.2 Why data matters and what data matters for decision making
Module 2.4.3 Evaluation, monitoring and adaptation for innovative and experimental policymaking
Programme 3 – Strategic Flexibility for Policy
Course 3.1 Policymaking in uncertain contexts
Module 3.1.1 Understanding complexity and uncertainty in policymaking
Module 3.1.2 Strategic foresight in policymaking
Module 3.1.3 Innovation, experimentation and creativity in policymaking
Module 3.1.4 Ethics, sustainability and fairness
Course 3.2 Futures thinking: mindsets, behaviour and building futures literacy
Module 3.2.1 Managing for the long-term: building a proactive and risk averse culture
Module 3.2.2 Leveraging futures thinking to support policymaking
Module 3.2.3 Understanding behaviour, biases and assumptions about the future
Module 3.2.4 Building futures literacy
Course 3.3 Strategic foresight and systems application
Module 3.3.1 Principles and use cases of foresight
Module 3.3.2 Designing and tailoring foresight approaches
Module 3.3.3 Thinking about different sources of change
Module 3.3.5 Imagining alternative futures: scenarios and visioning
Module 3.3.6 Generating and acting on insights from foresight work
Course 3.4 Effective communication and strategic engagement
Module 3.4.1 Communicating uncertainty and insights from futures work
Module 3.4.2 Storytelling and visualisation
Module 3.4.3 Strategic engagement to support anticipatory and adaptive policymaking
Programme 4 – Proactive leadership
Course 4.3 Stakeholder management, participation and engagement
Module 4.3.1 Policy co-creation and engagement
Module 4.3.2 Stakeholder mapping and management
Module 4.3.3 Participation and citizen engagement
Course 4.4 Adaptive policymaking
Module 4.4.2 Implementing, monitoring, and evaluating adaptive policies
Module 4.4.3 Foresight in adaptive policymaking
Module 4.4.4 Building collaborative networks
Programme 5 – Strategic governance and collaboration
Course 5.1 Breaking silos and building collaboration
Module 5.1.1 Understanding silos and their impact
Module 5.1.2 Engaging across the system
Course 5.2 Designing robust policy frameworks aligned to national, organisational and global priorities
Module 5.2.1 Challenging the pull of ‘short -termism’ in your organisation
Module 5.2.3 Aligning long term priorities
Course 5.4 Network weaving and systems stewardship
Module 5.4.1 Introduction to network weaving
Elective topics
Programme 2 - Anticipatory Innovation
Course 2.1 Fostering a collaborative environment for innovative and experimental policymaking that addresses horizontal issues
Module 2.1.3 Working across functions to develop innovative and experimental policies
Course 2.3 Innovation for resilient and effective policies
Module 2.3.1 Innovation in strategic planning
Programme 4 - Proactive leadership
Course 4.1 Building political buy-in and anticipatory leadership
Module 4.1.1 Leadership as a key skill for anticipating, shaping and planning for an emerging future
Module 4.1.3 Integrating futures into decision making
Module 4.1.4 Ethics, accountability and governance
Course 4.2 Identifying emerging challenges: harnessing data and building contextual intelligence
Module 4.2.1 Building contextual intelligence
Module 4.2.2 Signal detection and horizon scanning
Module 4.2.3 Forecasting, foresight, and scenario planning
Module 4.2.4 Anticipatory Intelligence
Course 4.3 Stakeholder management, participation and engagement
Module 4.3.4 Participatory futures
Programme 5 – Strategic governance and collaboration
Course 5.1 Breaking silos and building collaboration
Module 5.1.4 Leading diverse and crossfunctional teams
Course 5.3 Strengthening anticipatory innovation governance
Module 5.3.1 Understanding AIG: agency and authorising environment
Module 5.3.2 Building and nurturing anticipatory culture, skills, and organisational capacity
Ministry Units
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Programme 2 - Anticipatory Innovation
Course 2.1 Fostering a collaborative environment for innovative and experimental policymaking that addresses horizontal issues
Module 2.1.2 Effective participation, engagement and collaboration in policymaking
Module 2.1.4 Effective participation, engagement and collaboration in policymaking for innovation and experimentation
Course 2.2 Nurturing a culture of proactivity and creativity in policymaking
Module 2.2.1 Shifting from reactive to proactive (why it matters and why now)
Module 2.2.3 Dealing with uncertainty and disruptions
Course 2.4 Nurturing a cycle of continuous learning, adaptation and effective monitoring and evaluation in policymaking
Module 2.4.1 Fostering an evidence based and forward thinking approach in policymaking
Module 2.4.2 Why data matters and what data matters for decision making
Module 2.4.3 Evaluation, monitoring and adaptation for innovative and experimental policymaking
Programme 3 - Strategic Flexibility for Policy
Course 3.1 Policymaking in uncertain contexts
Module 3.1.1 Understanding complexity and uncertainty in policymaking
Module 3.1.2 Strategic foresight in policymaking
Module 3.1.4 Ethics, sustainability and fairness
Course 3.2 Futures thinking: mindsets, behaviours and building futures literacy
Module 3.2.1 Managing for the long-term: building a proactive and risk averse culture
Module 3.2.2 Leveraging futures thinking to support policymaking
Module 3.2.4 Building futures literacy
Course 3.3 Strategic foresight and systems application
Module 3.3.1 Principles and use cases of foresight
Module 3.3.2 Designing and tailoring foresight approaches
Module 3.3.3 Thinking about different sources of change
Course 3.4 Effective communication and strategic engagement
Module 3.4.1 Communicating uncertainty and insights from futures work
Module 3.4.2 Storytelling and visualisation
Module 3.4.3 Strategic engagement to support anticipatory and adaptive policymaking
Programme 4 - Proactive leadership
Course 4.1 Building political buy-in and anticipatory leadership
Module 4.1.3 Integrating futures into decision making
Module 4.1.4 Ethics, accountability and governance
Course 4.2 Identifying emerging challenges: harnessing data and building contextual intelligence
Module 4.2.1 Building contextual intelligence
Module 4.2.3 Forecasting, foresight, and scenario planning
Course 4.3 Stakeholder management, participation and engagement
Module 4.3.1 Policy co-creation and engagement
Module 4.3.2 Stakeholder mapping and management
Module 4.3.3 Participation and citizen engagement
Programme 5 – Strategic governance and collaboration
Course 5.1 Breaking silos and building collaboration
Module 5.1.1 Understanding silos and their impact
Module 5.1.2 Engaging across the system
Module 5.1.3 Tools for enhancing teamwork and breaking silos
Course 5.2 Designing robust policy frameworks aligned to national, organisational and global priorities
Module 5.2.1 Challenging the pull of ‘short -termism’ in your organisation
Module 5.2.3 Aligning long term priorities
Course 5.4 Network weaving and systems stewardship
Module 5.4.1 Introduction to network weaving
Module 5.4.2 Building collaborative networks and developing a networks
Elective topics
Programme 2 - Anticipatory Innovation
Course 2.1 Fostering a collaborative environment for innovative and experimental policymaking that addresses horizontal issues
Module 2.1.1 Experimental policymaking and the policy cycle
Course 2.2 Nurturing a culture of proactivity and creativity in policymaking
Module 2.2.2 Creating a culture of experimentation
Programme 3 - Strategic Flexibility for Policy
Course 3.1 Policymaking in uncertain contexts
Module 3.1.3 Innovation, experimentation and creativity in policymaking
Course 3.3 Strategic foresight and systems application
Module 3.3.6 Generating and acting on insights from foresight work
Programme 4 - Proactive leadership
Course 4.1 Building political buy-in and anticipatory leadership
Module 4.1.2 Understanding the political environment
Module 4.1.5 Communication and influence
Course 4.3 Stakeholder management, participation and engagement
Module 4.3.4 Participatory futures
Course 4.4 Adaptive policymaking
Module 4.4.1 Foundations of adaptive policymaking
Module 4.4.2 Implementing, monitoring, and evaluating adaptive policies
Module 4.4.3 Foresight in adaptive policymaking
Module 4.4.4 Building collaborative networks