
Project Timeline
Timeline
Working Session: Foundations
In-person
June 13 – 15, 2017
Description
A three-day event held in Ottawa introducing participants to each other and Canada Beyond 150. Participants will form their project teams, choosing to explore one of the five themes and begin to engage with subject matter experts and Canada@150 alumni. Participants will also be introduced to foresight, design thinking and public engagement through presentations and interactive exercises.
Objective
To provide an overview of the theoretical and practical tools at the heart of the project.
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Suggested Readings
Workshop: The Human Element
In-person | Virtual Presence
July 12 & 26, 2017
Description
This workshop will introduce participants to methods for gathering data, qualitative data analysis, and a format for organizing and sharing findings. It will allow participants to gain insight into the views and experiences of those that shape their group’s selected theme.
Objective
To explore human centered design, ethnography and co-creation, and how they apply to policy development.
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Method Cards
Workshop: Taking the Long View
In-person | Virtual Presence
August 9, 23 & September 13, 2017
Description
Building off the weak signals found in June, participants will learn to make sense of their findings and challenge preconceived notions about the future. The foresight tools included in the workshop will guide groups in identifying their assumptions in order to systematically explore plausible alternative futures.
Objective
To introduce key foresight concepts that help teams understand future policy challenges and opportunities.
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Method Cards
Presentations
- August 9
- August 23
- September 13
- Taking the Long View: Part 3 (PDF)
* These presentations have been modified for this workshop. The original series can be viewed on the Policy Horizons Canada website.
Workshop: Telling a Story
In-person | Virtual Presence
September 27, 2017
Description
Storytelling is a powerful and accessible way to contextualize the findings of foresight and design thinking. In this workshop, participants will learn practical tools for creating stories about people as a bridge to understand complex ideas about the issues of today and possible futures.
Objective
To help teams transform their findings into narratives to aid in their goal of co-creation with stakeholders.
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Agenda
September 27Presentations
- September 27
- Scenarios (PDF)
Canada Beyond 150: Mid-Project Working Meeting
In-person
November 8 - 10, 2017
Description
All project participants come together for a three-day event where teams will present their findings so far through interactive narratives. Project work will become more tangible as teams begin to explore policy challenges, opportunities and possible interventions through cross pollination with other project teams.
Objective
To share foresight and stakeholder research findings, and pivot to exploration of policy interventions.
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Workshop: Why Policy Needs Behavioural Insights (BI)
In-person | Virtual Presence
November 29, 2017
Description
The Privy Council Office’s Impact and Innovation Unit will lead an interactive workshop designed to help Canada Beyond 150 teams apply Behavioural Insights (BI) as a policy “problem-solving” tool.
Objective
To introduce participants to the Behavioural Insights (BI) domain through presentations and interactive exercises, focusing on BI as a policy tool.
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Agenda
November 29Workshop: Theory of Change
In-person | Virtual Presence
January 17, 2018
Description
This workshop will focus on uncovering preferred futures from the viewpoint of stakeholders and project partners in order to understand how they are implicated by policy shifts.
This workshop will challenge project teams’ assumptions by uncovering preferred futures from the viewpoint of stakeholders and project partners. Participants will learn how to define qualitative and quantitative metrics for measuring desired outcomes, and iterate on their possible interventions.
Objective
To help teams explore new ways of validating their ideas.
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Agenda
January 17Final Working Meeting
In-person
March 26 ‐ 28, 2018
Description
Participants and teams will come together one more time to share their learning, highlighting both their journey and process, and the people that contributed to their new understanding.
Objective
To share and celebrate the hard work and resulting new ideas.