In this episode, Capita’s Chief Strategy Officer Caroline Cassidy sits down with Katie King, Senior Director of Strategic Engagement at KnowledgeWorks to revisit the first-ever ten-year forecast focused on the flourishing of young children and their families co-developed by Capita and KnowledgeWorks in 2019. A lot has changed in just five years. From the pandemic’s lasting impact to the rise of homeschooling and the growing urgency of climate change, they reflect on how a host of forces are reshaping childhood and family life in the U.S. They also dive into unexpected shifts, like the rapid evolution of AI and the complexities of children’s autonomy and equity in an increasingly digital world. The episode wraps up with a discussion on the power of strategic foresight—how leaders can use these tools to navigate uncertain futures and create better systems for families and their communities.
In this episode, Capita’s Chief Strategy Officer Caroline Cassidy sits down with Katie King, Senior Director of Strategic Engagement at KnowledgeWorks to revisit the first-ever ten-year forecast focused on the flourishing of young children and their families co-developed by Capita and KnowledgeWorks in 2019. A lot has changed in just five years. From the pandemic’s lasting impact to the rise of homeschooling and the growing urgency of climate change, they reflect on how a host of forces are reshaping childhood and family life in the U.S. They also dive into unexpected shifts, like the rapid evolution of AI and the complexities of children’s autonomy and equity in an increasingly digital world. The episode wraps up with a discussion on the power of strategic foresight—how leaders can use these tools to navigate uncertain futures and create better systems for families and their communities.
Katie King is the Senior Director of Strategic Engagement for KnowledgeWorks. Katie manages externally facing strategic foresight projects and partnerships, co-designs and delivers workshops and contributes to KnowledgeWorks publications about the future of learning. Katie leads foresight strategy in state supports for personalized, competency-based learning, supports the management of foresight operations and strategic execution, and manages strategic foresight projects focused on sensemaking and strategy development.
Katie has previously served as a consulting futurist for various nonprofit organizations and taught middle school English in Texas and California. She holds a bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Southern California and a master’s in foresight from the University of Houston. She is a member of the Association of Professional Futurists and co-author of The Futures Thinking Playbook.
Caroline Cassidy directs overall strategy for Capita, which includes public engagement, communications, and organizational development.
For two decades, Caroline has been a leader in the think tank, global development and not-for-profit sectors where she has orchestrated initiatives aimed at shaping a more just and humane world. She is a strong advocate for embedding a deeper approach to communications throughout an organization or project- from language, relationships, and framing to deep listening, behaviour change, and values.