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May GFAC Live!

1 Hour, Live-Online (Starts at 9 AM ET)
May 3, 2023
Free

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The Global Foresight Advisory Council holds open meetings with thought leaders across the world to discuss how they are democratizing the future.

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Conversations with the GFAC
Future of Foresight: Challenging the Primacy of the Western Canon

For many of us, the foresight concepts and methods that are central to our practices have been positioned as universally applicable. Reflecting on the growing prominence of perspectives and practices from the global south, this discussion will explore the de-centering of western, colonial perspectives and narratives, and examine different “literacies” for the field of futures thinking.

about the speakers

Host: Zan Chandler, Foresight Analyst & Educator

Zan is a Senior Foresight Analyst with Policy Horizons Canada, the Government of Canada’s centre of expertise in Foresight. She has worked at the intersection of futures, systems and design thinking for the last decade on projects that have spanned arts and culture, post-secondary education, transportation, retail, the military, non-profit, and all levels of government. Committed to bringing foresight to new audiences, Zan complements her practice by teaching Foresight and Futures Thinking in both OCAD University’s Master of Design in Strategic Foresight and Innovation program and the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. Whether working on behalf of employers, clients or communities of interest, her approach is grounded in empathy and justice.

GFAC Panelists:

Sheila R. Castillo

Independent Consultant – Philippines

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Sheila R. Castillo

Independent Consultant – Philippines

Shiela is a social development professional, foresight practitioner, and climate advocate with 20 years of experience in the Philippines and Cambodia. She is an Associate of United Edge, a justice-based social enterprise. One of the co-founders of the Philippine Futures Thinking Society (PhilFutures), she is an Emerging Fellow of the Association of Professional Futurists (2021-2023). In 2017, she was awarded the Climate Reality Luntiang Dahon (Green Leaf) Award for Climate Leadership. A passionate environmentalist and animal rights activist, she also has eponymous blog on Medium where she writes about the futures of justice.

Diane Edwards

General Manager People and Culture, GNS Science – New Zealand

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Diane Edwards

General Manager People and Culture, GNS Science – New Zealand

Diane’s career spans roles in a diverse range of positions including teaching, management, accounting, business reengineering, IT, L&D, HR, and change management. She has worked within multiple sectors and has overseas experience in the UK, USA, Australia, India and Tanzania. She is the recipient of multiple national and international awards in NZ and Australia.

Timothy Jaiyeoba

Managing Director, StrateDelta Nigeria Limited – Nigeria

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Timothy Jaiyeoba

Managing Director, StrateDelta Nigeria Limited – Nigeria

Timothy has over nineteen (19) years of experience in the oil and gas industry and is currently the Managing Director of StrateDelta Nigeria Limited, a strategy and foresight consulting firm, with the aim of “Using Strategy to Improve Business Value”. He believes in “The Future of Human Potential, People and Organizational Transformation” using Strategic Foresight as the Operating System (worldview). He is an advocate of democratizing strategic foresight as the dominant paradigm and mindset, changing our perspective and perception for a resilient, adaptive, and transformative sustainable enterprise in the areas of social (people), environmental (planet), and economic (profit).