Social Futuring Index. Concept, Methodology and Full Report 2020

Abstract

This study aims to summarize in its Part I the concept of Social Futuring (SF) and the applied methodology of the compilation of the Social Futuring Index (SFI). In Part II the 2020 SFI rankings of OECD countries are presented. In the first part of this volume we outline the foundations and the basic logic of the SFI focusing on its main elements: the normative standards, the pillars, the dimensions and the indicators. We also summarize the methodology used to compile the SFI. In the second part, the detailed SFI Report 2020 is presented starting with OECD countries’ overall SFI rankings, followed by country rankings for each SFI normative standard as well as various country groupings. Thereafter, every OECD country’s SFI profiles are detailed and the OECD countries’ SFI clusters are outlined.