We help people and organisations imagine, workwith, and shape their future
We are an independent, non-profit think tank established in 1969. By building the capabilities necessary to address potential futures we help create a society fit to meet the challenges and grasp the opportunities we face.
We do this by applying our unique approach to futures studies and foresight, combined with more than 50 years of global experience.
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Future Tense Copenhagen
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Future Tense is an internationally awarded future-oriented business conference. On May 27 it is coming to Copenhagen for the first time.
How do we explore AGI’s transformative potential without getting lost in speculative extremes? How can we stretch the boundaries of futures thinking while ensuring that our insights remain practical for business, governance, and society today?
Futures Seminar #21: The Future of Work—Are You Ready?
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This webinar offers a unique opportunity to gain exclusive insights into the future of office work, where flexibility, technology, and human collaboration redefine success.
We have more than 50 years of combined global experience working with organisations across the public, private, academic, and civic sectors, as well as with the general public.
Learn how to bring futures thinking and foresight into strategy with an intensive and hands-on course in an engaging on-site learning environment. We upskill our course participants with a structured process for understanding dynamics of change, planning for alternative scenarios, and transitioning into futures-informed strategic decision-making.
This course is being offered for the first time in the UK. Join us in London for an immersive learning experience. Learn how to bring futures thinking and foresight into strategy with an intensive and hands-on course in an engaging on-site learning environment.
HYPER ISLAND COURSE | May 12 - Jun. 8 (Online) | May 15 - 16 (On-site)
Learn how to bring futures thinking and foresight into strategy with an enhanced and more flexible online learning journey in collaboration with our partners at Hyper Island (previously CIFS' live-online version of our Applied Strategic Foresight course).
Futures Thinking and Creativity (Online or Onsite)
Online / Copenhagen
HYPER ISLAND COURSE | May 12 - Jun. 8 (Online) | May 15 - 16 (On-site)
Learn how to enhance your futures literacy to escape dominant narratives about the future and embrace new possibilities for action in collaboration with our partner at Hyper Island.
This ‘Futures & Foresight with AI’ course is designed to help you benefit from the capabilities of generative AI in foresight and drive radical futures-driven innovation. Through expert facilitation and hands-on learning, you will be equipped with the tools and insights needed to more effectively integrate AI into the field of foresight and for driving innovation.
Learn how to navigate complex societal, organizational, and personal challenges by engaging with innovative futures frameworks. Through a combination of presentations, case studies, and hands-on activities, you will gain practical insights into how to use foresight methodologies for resolving conflicts, creating alternative futures, and shaping personal and professional trajectories.
This masterclass on Global Megatrends will provide a foundation to help you deepen and enhance how you think over the long-term about strategy & decision-making. We’ll provide you an overview of high-level driving forces of change and show you how to apply these in a structured manner to the problems your organisation is confronting.
Our agendas are efforts within a specific area where we aspire to create systemic change through cultivating futures-thinking and futures capabilities.
The world is rapidly changing. If we are to have a safe, fair, and prosperous society in the future, it requires the ability to visualise change, think innovatively, navigate uncertainty, and create consensus on future solutions.
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