We help people and organisations imagine, work with, 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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The Future of Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) and Nicotine Consumption

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This report represents the first comprehensive application of strategic foresight to the intersection of CRDs and nicotine use. By bringing together expert voices and rigorous scenario planning, it explores four plausible futures and charts a course toward the one we must strive for.

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Navigating the AGI Discourse in Foresight

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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?

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Causal Layered Analysis with Sohail Inayatullah

Causal Layered Analysis Masterclass

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Join us for an immersive Causal Layered Analysis Masterclass, led by world-renowned futurists Professor Sohail Inayatullah.

CIFS Toolkit for Applied Strategic Foresight

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This collection of tools and approaches has been carefully curated and refined based on our own extensive experience in the field of foresight

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Organisational Training

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Empower your organisation with tailor-made foresight training, designed to embed futures thinking into your organisation’s strategic processes.

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Cases & Stories

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Explore how we work, who we work with, and what people say about us.

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Services

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.

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Course Calendar

Applied Strategic Foresight

Copenhagen

Jun. 23-24 | Sep 11-12 | Oct 9-10 | Dec 4-5

Learn how to bring futures thinking and foresight into strategy with an intensive and hands-on course in an engaging on-site learning environment. A popular choice for decision-makers, innovation managers, strategic planners, and people who want to get a head-start working strategically with the future.

Applied Strategic Foresight

London

July 9-10

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.

Applied Strategic Foresight

Toronto, Canada

Aug. 27 - 29

This course is being offered for the first time in the Canada. Join us in Toronto 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.

Strategize like a Futurist

online with hyper island

| 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.

Futures and Foresight with AI (On-site)

Copenhagen

Oct. 2-3

This will 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.

Causal Layered Analysis Masterclass

Copenhagen

Aug. 29

Learn how to navigate complex societal, organisational, and personal challenges by engaging with innovative futures frameworks. You will gain practical insights into how to use foresight methodologies for resolving conflicts, creating alternative futures, and shaping personal and professional trajectories.

Leading With Foresight

Copenhagen with WDHB

Aug. 27 - 29

This program will turn uncertainty into insight as you learn directly from leading organizations and sharpen your profile as a strategic thinker. Foresight is a muscle. Leading with Foresight will teach you how to use it. Co-hosted with WDHB.

Impact

Our agendas are efforts within a specific area where we aspire to create systemic change through cultivating futures-thinking and futures capabilities.

Health

Education

Leadership

Urban Development

Philanthropy

Civil Service and Policy Making

AI & Technology

Foresight & Futures Capabilities

FARSIGHT

FARSIGHT is our quarterly publication that explores possible futures and provokes and inspires change in the present.

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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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