Through applied foresight, Melbourne, Auckland and Christchurch can diagnose the governance and decision-making dysfunctions that limit long-term coordination, while building the anticipatory capacities necessary for resilient, future-ready urban systems.
To coordinate futurists across Oceania to support these cities in embedding a mission-oriented approach to long-term policymaking, strengthened through futures and foresight methods such as:
- Scenario Mapping – to explore alternative resilience pathways and system shocks- Causal Layered Analysis (CLA) – to surface the cultural and narrative roots of governance dysfunctions
- Backcasting – to design policy pathways for the ‘preferred future.’
- Futures Triangle – to examine the drivers, barriers, and attractors shaping city futures
These tools will help both cities anticipate emerging risks, align stakeholders, and attract the capital needed to invest in resilience holistically.
