2002
APF Member since
Areas of Expertise
Strategic foresight for policy development
Foresight Training and Organizational Capacity Building
Emerging Issues
Available for
Consulting Projects, Facilitation, Research, Interviews, Speaking Engagements, Training/Education/Webinars
personal bio
I have more practical experience in using foresight to help inform government policy development than most people in the field. I have policy-oriented foresight experience in geopolitics, trade, economic policy, social policy, sustainable development, national and international governance issues, emerging technologies, etc.
I retired from Horizons in 2021, but found retirement boring. I discovered that the thing I found most interesting was thinking about the future. So I set up Foresight Lab as a boutique consulting firm where I continue to help build a better world with governments and NGOs as clients and partners.
FOREsight experience
One of Canada's most experienced futurists.
Chief Futurist, Foresight Lab on Public Policy (2021-ongoing) - Design and support training, capacity building and foresight projects with a number of governments. Teach a foresight course at University of Ottawa. Member of Foresight Advisory Committee, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris. Fellow, Policy Horizons Canada.
Chief Futurist (2008-2021), Policy Horizons Canada, the main foresight center in the Government of Canada - I played a lead role in setting up the center. I designed, conducted, supervised and support many scanning and foresight studies on a wide range of public policy issues.
Futurist, (1998-2008), Policy Planning Div, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Conducted a number of scenario projects. Contributed to a number of policy development projects.
See LinkedIn profile for a more detailed CV. (www.linkedin.com/in/peter-padbury-01a0b913)
Additional Information
APF Founding Member, APF Award winner (2018) APF Membership Committee (Peter Bishop, Chair), Most Significant Futures Works -Awards Committee (Andy Hines, Chair)