We all know we live in a world full of problems: from inequality, to lack of access to health, starvation, violence, gender and...
To exist or not? – A Utopic Vision
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Insights and Inspirations
A Reflection on Technology, Collaboration, and Shared Visions for the Future
‘The Future is Now’, is the tag line for the International Federation Red Cross, Red Crescent (IFRC) movement when considering the...
The backbone and the brain
Is it time to rethink the metaphors used to describe volunteers? An article from the Red Cross Red Crescent magazine Volunteers are...
Future Organizational Model and Culture
The Tension Participants in the consultation have expressed concerns that the organisation can be overly bureaucratic, slow to change and not as efficient as it could be. The fast changing world requires greater focus on foresight (being able to anticipate change) and agility.
Digital transformation
A digitally transformed network The Tension As an unprecedented digital and technological revolution unfolds around us,...
Enhancing Trust and Integrity
Enhancing Trust and Integrity The Tension There is a measurable decline amongst the public in trust in institutions of most...
Reimagining Volunteering
Reimagining Volunteering and youth The Tension While volunteer numbers appear to be stagnating or even declining in the Red...
Financial sustainability
Promoting Financial Sustainability Through Diversified Funding and Partnerships The Tension The majority of Financing in the IFRC...
Health of the Future
Increasing threats from pandemics, non-communicable diseases, environmental health and over-burdened health systems alongside...
Conflict and poverty
Conflict and violence Extreme poverty in the world will increasingly be concentrated in countries experiencing conflict and fragility....
Natural Disasters, Climate Change, and Depletion of Resources
Climate and disasters Climate-related impacts are expected to intensify significantly in the coming years, deepening struggles for...
Future of work
Future of work Advances in technologies will result in workforce shifts and a youth bulge grappling with the lack of productive...