Inspired by UNDP’s 2024 Signals Spotlight, in January 2024, the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services (MGI) for the Federal Government of Brazil approached the UNDP Strategy and Futures Team to support the creation of a Brazilian version of the Signals Spotlight. MGI was also interested in developing robust institutional foresight capability to make the government and civil service more anticipatory, proactive, and resilient.
Stephen J. Dupont
Stephen J. Dupont is an academically trained, professional futurist, business communicator and speaker based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. Stephen is principal and founder of Dupont Foresight, a foresight consulting firm and served as a UNDP Future Fellow for 2025-26. He edits Compass, an online magazine published by the Association of Professional Futurists (APF.org), for which he serves on its board of directors. Stephen also serves on the board of Teach the Future, a nonprofit dedicated to introducing futures thinking through classrooms around the world. He earned his master’s of science degree from the University of Houston. Stephen writes and speaks about foresight, futures thinking, and trends.