The Futures Mandate: How to Embed Foresight in Governance

Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies

This brief provides a good overview of international trends in addressing the challenge of planning for the long term, starting with the 2024 UN Summit of the Future and examples of what different countries around the globe are doing  to “put the future to work.”

Link Between Human Capital and Government Performance: 15 Questions

Public Performance & Management Review (Mary Guy)

When it comes to public performance, the importance of human capital cannot be overstated. Without human capital, no amount of financial capital can maintain a democracy and execute the public will. While there are many more questions that could be enumerated, the fifteen provided here serve to get the process started. 

Beyond the Data

Barrett & Greene

A wish: “After the heavy number crunching is done, we’d like academics to have a handful of discussions with experts in the field to see how they would interpret the information they’ve gathered.”

Resource of the Week:  ArundelStat, Bi-Annual Report 2026

Anne Arundel County, MD

This publication covers initiatives undertaken within Anne Arundel County government by the county’s ArundelStat Team. Initiatives cover projects, department-by-department performance, and the county’s commitment to OpenData. These include a Community Wellbeing Index and a “Hate Bias Incident Dashboard.” It also provides links to the ArundelStat website and community engagement newsletter.