Joseph Jaworski
Next Generation Foresight Practitioners Award 2019

“[This award] engages head-on with the cliche'd tautological notion that "youth are the future"; it practically encourages and recognises young people's ideas and agency in foresight and development.”

Geci Karuri-Sebina - Southern African Node of the Millennium Project

“It’s often said that without foresight, we are all condemned to repeat the errors of the past. Fortunately we have an up-and-coming generation that has already figured out the importance of foresight and is helping to save the world.”

Mathew Burrows - Atlantic Council, Washington DC

“We should all be concerned about [the future] because we will have to spend the rest of our lives there!”

Danièle Rechard - European Parliamentary Research Service

“The NGFP award is a great opportunity to further your foresight initiatives and contribute to design and build better futures in your communities”

Monica Mendez – Strategic thinker specialist in Mexican public sector

“Foresight inspires many, but this award potentially takes Futures thinking to the next level by creating systemic support for innovation”

Sohail Inayatullah - UNESCO

“In a rapidly changing world, humanitarian action needs to use ALL the tools and techniques we can, so that we are future-proofing our work. Foresight – both strategic and operational – is critical for us – and we need to be more engaged!”

Rahul Chandran - Global Alliance for Humanitarian Innovation

“I am delighted to support the Joseph Jaworski Next Generation Foresight Practitioners Award and to be part of encouraging and mentoring emerging talent in the field of Foresight. As we engage with a global transition to create a better world for all, this award recognises the new ideas, methods and innovative Foresight practices being developed by the next generation of futures-thinkers to shape their future, their way.”

Anita Sykes-Kelleher - The Centre for Australian Foresight

“Inspiring others to explore the broad spectrum of futures and embrace their uncertainties is close to my heart - it leads to a prepared and preventive humanity with empowered and dignified individuals. The Joseph Jaworski Next Generation Foresight Practitioners Award aims to identify such individuals, to recognise their innovation and change ideas, to support next steps and to share their knowledge across generations, geographies and disciplines - a futures catalyst for individuals and the ecosystem”

Daniel Dobos - Co-president of the gluoNNet association

“We stand today at a bifurcation point, where future of human species can go either way. At no time foresight has been as important as it is today. Grooming young persons to be foresight professional is very crucial”

Prabhat Ranjan - D Y Patil International University

“I don’t think there has ever been a more crucial time than now for encouraging, supporting, and training the next generation of foresight practitioners as the world faces unprecedented challenges, on the one hand, and we have never “known” as much about the the opportunities and dangers facing civilization, on the other.”

Banning Garrett - Singularity University

"People coming together to discuss their futures in an informed and deliberative way is a profound act of political empowerment. One that is increasingly critical to humanity creating a positive common future over this century: one that is sustainable, secure, just, with no-one left behind, as described in the 2030 global goals. We established this award because we want to recognise and support the excellent work shaping the future that is already being done by young foresight practitioners and activists globally, and collaborate in its transformational potential."

Cat Tully - School of International Futures

"Thinking futures requires creative, open-minded spirits. The NGFP award is a great opportunity for young foresight practitioners to put their creativity in the spotlights."

Tom Burin

"NGFP provides a valuable pathway for more diverse foresight practitioners to get their work recognised, and this is so much needed in our field as we strive for greater inclusion"

Aarathi Krishnan - Global Futures and Foresight Coordinator for International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

"In a world of constant change, we are now facing too many challenges that need new and creative ways to think about the future. The NGFP award is a great opportunity to promote, among new generations, to think differently, to think creatively not only thinking about the long-term but to consider futures possibilities."

Guillermina Benavides - Professor and Director of the master’s degree of Strategic Foresight at the School of Government and Public Transformation at Tecnológico de Monterrey

"The world is undergoing a period of unprecedented change, as we develop fair and sustainable societies, or try to mitigate the consequences of failure. The Joseph Jaworski Next Generation Foresight Award plays a vital role in developing the leadership necessary for us to succeed."

Richard Sandford - Professor of Heritage Evidence, Foresight and Policy at UCL’s Institute for Sustainable Heritage

"Youth thrives on the moment: fun fun fun. The fun will become less if we don't help them investing in the future and off course do it ourselves. Why else do we invest in the future, but to increase the fun of the moment, in the future."

Jan Bezuidenhout - Senior Manager EY Advisory