Events & workshop reports
One training for youth workers, local foresight workshops with young people in five countries, and the multiplier events that took the results to schools, universities and youth organisations.
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Kick-off meeting
Celje Youth Centre, Slovenia · MCC · Partner meeting
Where FYI began: partners from Slovenia, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Estonia met in Celje, agreed on a shared vision and approach, and planned the two years of work ahead.
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Multiplier event in Nitra: detectives of the future
Constantine the Philosopher University, Nitra, Slovakia · European Dialogue · Multiplier event
University students played the "Detectives of the Future" horizon-scanning workshop exactly as described in the Manual, after an energiser quiz about Europe. By the end, the groups were eager to keep reading the news for signals of change.
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Foresight training for youth workers
Nicosia, Cyprus · hosted by BK Plus Europe · International training
Five days that brought youth workers from all partner countries together to learn foresight methods, try them out with non-formal education techniques and prepare to run workshops back home as multipliers.
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Multiplier event in Tallinn
Narva mnt 5, Tallinn, Estonia · IED Estonia · Multiplier event
Students, youth workers, trainers and young professionals were introduced to the FYI Manual and educational materials, then discussed how young people and youth workers can apply foresight locally.
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Local foresight workshop in Bulgaria
Hotel Jeravna, Zheravna, Bulgaria · The Future Now Association · Local workshop
Participants built three contrasting future scenarios for Bulgaria (positive, negative and surprising), then used backcasting and a backcasting-based game to turn them into community action ideas.
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Local foresight workshops in Celje
MCC Kavarna, Celje Youth Centre, Slovenia · Local workshop
Young people identified signals of change, mapped trends, and used scenario building and backcasting to describe life in 2040 and connect it with the decisions they make today.
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Two multiplier events in Nicosia
SEK offices, Nicosia, Cyprus · BK Plus Europe · Multiplier events · 35 participants
Two interactive sessions presented the project, the FYI Manual and the educational materials, and opened a discussion on using foresight in youth work and public policy.
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Foresight workshop in Trnava
Faculty of Social Sciences, UCM, Trnava, Slovakia · European Dialogue · Local workshop
Students of public administration and political science explored the future of governance, civic engagement and public policy in Slovakia up to 2050, from youth retention and housing to digital public services, demographics and climate. The session closed with a Future Headlines exercise.
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Local foresight workshop in Estonia
Online · IED Estonia · Local workshop
A two-day online workshop that introduced young participants to foresight methods for exploring future trends, uncertainties and possible developments in society, ending with concrete actions for positive impact.
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Three multiplier events in Sofia and Plovdiv
Sofia and Plovdiv, Bulgaria · The Future Now Association · Multiplier events · 47 participants
Teachers, educators and youth leaders in Sofia, the financial literacy club of a vocational high school in Plovdiv, and an academy of young activists each tried FYI scenario work and moved from analysing the future to shaping it.
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BK Plus workshop for young people
BK Plus offices, Nicosia, Cyprus · Local workshop
Small groups worked through the whole foresight pathway, from horizon scanning and trend identification to the 2×2 matrix and backcasting. Participants reported a knowledge gain of over 30% and satisfaction above 90%, and many joined the FYI Discord.
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Final international conference
Celje Youth Centre, Slovenia · MCC · 45 participants from Slovenia, Spain and Croatia
The closing event of FYI presented the project's results, shared experiences from all five countries and explored how foresight methodologies can be used in everyday youth work, with a live FYI podcast station.
