Salford's Future Search Conference
Salford's Future Search conference
Partners IN Salford held a Future Search conference in July called Seizing Salford's Moment: Connecting People with Opportunities.
Mediacity and other developments will bring massive opportunities and new prosperity to the city. We need to make the most of these chances, and ensure that everyone in the city feels that they benefit and their lives improve. The conference, which was attended by over 50 people from all walks of life. They were chosen for their experience and knowledge, to think creatively about the answers together.
Salford's Future Search took place over three days this summer:
Monday 21 July: 4pm - 9pm
Tuesday 22 July:8.30am - 6pm
Wednesday 23 July:9am - 3pm
What is Future Search?
Future Search is the name of a particular way of running a conference. It was devised by Sandra Janoff and Marvin Weisbord and has been used successfully all over the world. Sandra will be in Salford to help us.
The aim of Future Search is to bring together people from all walks of life to find ways of solving a difficult problem. Nothing like this has ever been done in the city.
An important part of Future Search is that it happens over three days. Participants benefit from having time away from the conference to go home, let everything sink in and refresh themselves for the next session.
Why Future Search?
We have chosen to use Future Search because by using this method we will be able to hear what a wide variety of people think and feel. By the end of the Future Search, we will have agreed a plan for how to connect people with opportunities.... no mean feat after three days!
More information
Draft Action Plans from Salford's Future Search Conference
These plans are in their 'raw' state they have simply been typed up from the conference flip charts. Many of these 'actions' are currently broad statements of intent (which are clearly valuable in their own right) but need to be worked upon to develop SMART (Specific, Measureable, Agreeed, Realistic, Time-based) actions on the ground. This work will be undertaken by Champions together with those who agreed to assist in the post Future Search follow-up work.
Future Search Theme (click on the text for individual action plans to download in Excel format) | Champion (if you would like to email them click on their name) |
| Accessibility & transport for all | Bob Osborne |
| Creative Salford | Faith Mann |
| Families | Jill Baker |
| Homes | Bob Osborne |
| Learning, skills and work | Martin Vickers |
| Low Carbon Economy | Nick Lowther |
| Neighbourhoods | Kevin Brady |
| Prevention is better than cure | Julie Higgins |
| Putting more young people in influential decisions | Cath Connor and Deborah Whittaker |
If you would like more information on using the Future Search method you might like to visit the Future Search website
0161-603 6800 
