Simon Fuglsang Østergaard
Advising clients through scenario planning, trend analysis, and strategic foresight broadly.
Examples of Keynotes
- Using the Future
- Applied Strategic Foresight - Bringing Futures Study into Strategy
About Simon
Simon Fuglsang Østergaard is a futurist and senior advisor at Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, where he has led and participated in many foresight projects exploring long-term strategic implications through scenario planning, trend analysis, and strategic foresight broadly.
Simon has collaborated extensively with high-level national and international stakeholders, guiding them to challenge outdated beliefs, rethink assumptions about the future, and turn foresight into actionable business and policy insights. He strongly advocates that effective strategic foresight does not necessarily require large-scale or complicated setups; instead, he believes every organisation and team can integrate simple yet powerful foresight processes to strengthen their ability to anticipate future developments.
Background
Simon has been part of the Institute since 2016 and has a background from Aarhus School of Business & Social Sciences. Prior to joining the Institute, Simon worked with the Danish Technological Institute.