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March 2013
Foresight Engine Game Analysis:
25 Zones of
Future Innovation
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A project by Institute for the Future and The Rockefeller Foundation
www.iftf.org/our-work/global-landscape/catalysts-for-change/catalysts-zones-of-innovation
Contact: Tessa Finlev, tfinlev@iftf.org

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19 | A Sporting Chance
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The benefits of staying physically active
are continuously promoted for both
physical and mental health, but larger
benefits of supporting organized sports will
include new paths out of poverty as well.
These initiatives can range from large-scale
events that provide opportunity for large
investments of money and infrastructure—
such as the Olympics and the World Cup,
which have been hosted in the developing
world in recent years—to smaller projects that
focus on individual development and skills
training.
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Some players in the Catalysts for Change game suggested ways of using
organized sports to build local commerce, prevent crime and other unhealthy
habits associated with high levels of unemployment, and even promote
organizational and administrative skills.
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Sport is also a great way for
people to appreciate rules. For
life is really a game and if rules
are followed the outcomes are
always fair*
Ghana**
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*Cards have been lightly edited for readability.
**Player location was self selected.

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Host regional and world
sporting events in poorer
countries and invite industry
from the visiting countries to
improve local infrastructure
England
19 | A Sporting Chance | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Sport is also a great way for
people to appreciate rules.
For life is really a game and if
rules are followed the
outcomes are always fair
Ghana

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Developing sports academies
and incentives has proven to
be a partial solution for
lowering crime rates, as most
inmates are very young.
Peru
19 | A Sporting Chance | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Sport is also a great way for
people to appreciate rules.
For life is really a game and if
rules are followed the
outcomes are always fair
Ghana
Host regional and world
sporting events in poorer
countries and invite industry
from the visiting countries to
improve local infrastructure
England

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Promote sport at local levels
All ages learn self-respect,
mutual respect,
physical/mental fitness - and a
range of administrative skills.
South Africa
19 | A Sporting Chance | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Sport is also a great way for
people to appreciate rules.
For life is really a game and if
rules are followed the
outcomes are always fair
Ghana
Host regional and world
sporting events in poorer
countries and invite industry
from the visiting countries to
improve local infrastructure
England
Developing sports academies
and incentives has proven to
be a partial solution for
lowering crime rates, as most
inmates are very young.
Peru

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Sports as a way to prevent
crime increase
Peru
19 | A Sporting Chance | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Sport is also a great way for
people to appreciate rules.
For life is really a game and if
rules are followed the
outcomes are always fair
Ghana
Host regional and world
sporting events in poorer
countries and invite industry
from the visiting countries to
improve local infrastructure
England
Developing sports academies
and incentives has proven to
be a partial solution for
lowering crime rates, as most
inmates are very young.
Peru
Promote sport at local levels
All ages learn self-respect,
mutual respect,
physical/mental fitness - and a
range of administrative skills.
South Africa

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KivaforSports: How to support
skills/life training efforts for
kids worldwide?
http://www.livemint.com/2010/
10/28204006/Field-of-
dreams.html
USA
19 | A Sporting Chance | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Sport is also a great way for
people to appreciate rules.
For life is really a game and if
rules are followed the
outcomes are always fair
Ghana
Host regional and world
sporting events in poorer
countries and invite industry
from the visiting countries to
improve local infrastructure
England
Developing sports academies
and incentives has proven to
be a partial solution for
lowering crime rates, as most
inmates are very young.
Peru
Promote sport at local levels
All ages learn self-respect,
mutual respect,
physical/mental fitness - and a
range of administrative skills.
South Africa
Sports as a way to prevent
crime increase
Peru

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19 | A Sporting Chance | Micro-forecasts from the Game
Sport is also a great way for
people to appreciate rules.
For life is really a game and if
rules are followed the
outcomes are always fair
Ghana
Host regional and world
sporting events in poorer
countries and invite industry
from the visiting countries to
improve local infrastructure
England
Developing sports academies
and incentives has proven to
be a partial solution for
lowering crime rates, as most
inmates are very young.
Peru
Promote sport at local levels
All ages learn self-respect,
mutual respect,
physical/mental fitness - and a
range of administrative skills.
South Africa
Sports as a way to prevent
crime increase
Peru
KivaforSports: How to support
skills/life training efforts for
kids worldwide?
http://www.livemint.com/2010/
10/28204006/Field-of-
dreams.html
USA

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Signals from the Present
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A Ganar Alliance calls itself a “youth
workforce development program wrapped
up in a soccer ball.”
Girls Kick It!
Girls Kick It! is a Ugandan community
organization that promotes the positive
development of girls living in post-conflict
areas of Northern Uganda.
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A Ganar Alliance
Image Source: www.girlskickit.org
Image Source:
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19 | A Sporting Chance | Signals from the Present
Image Source: www.homelessworldcup.org
The Homeless World Cup,
which seeks to improve
lives of homeless through
sport and other
opportunities, began in
2003 in Vienna with 18
nations competing. The
tournament took place in
Mexico in 2012, to be
followed by Poland in 2013
with 64 competing
countries.
Homeless World Cup

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March 2013
Foresight Engine Game Analysis:
25 Zones of
Future Innovation
© 2013 Institute for the Future for Rockefeller Foundation. All rights reserved. SR-1563B
A project by Institute for the Future and The Rockefeller Foundation
www.iftf.org/our-work/global-landscape/catalysts-for-change/catalysts-zones-of-innovation
Contact: Tessa Finlev, tfinlev@iftf.org