DMN INITIATIVE SUCCESSFULLY HOSTS VIRTUAL MASTERCLASS: "FUTURES THINKING & WEAK SIGNAL SCANNING FOR HUMAN-CENTRED GOVERNANCE"

The DMN Initiative, together with Nam Yen United, has successfully executed the virtual Masterclass "Futures Thinking & Weak Signal Scanning for Human-Centred Governance" on 8 November 2026.

This interactive foresight lab convened over 88 university students, emerging legal and policy scholars, AI ethics practitioners, and civil society youth leaders worldwide.

💡 KEY HIGHLIGHTS & OUTPUTS:

Participants engaged with systems framing, weak signal scanning, and AI-assisted scenario planning utilizing frameworks from the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS) and Democracy Action Platform (DAP).

Breakout tracks analyzed emerging signals of change at the intersection of AI Governance, Digital Democratic Literacy, and Human-Centred Security across Southeast Asia.

Cross-regional working groups mapped local challenge loops and developed preliminary 2030 future scenarios aimed at safeguarding human rights and democratic resilience.

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