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Foresight Best PracticesJune 2, 2021
Four Types of Futures Intelligence and How to Obtain Them
Together, the four different types of Futures Intelligence help us get a comprehensive overview of the probable, plausible and possible futures.
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Foresight Best PracticesMay 25, 2021
Is Human-Machine Collaboration the Next Step in Strategic Foresight?
By letting artificial intelligence take care of the research process, organisations can free up a significant amount of time and resources.
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Future TrendsMay 18, 2021
The Internet of Senses: The Future of Digital Experience is Multi-Sensory
Imagine you can experience smell, taste, textures and temperature digitally.
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Future TrendsMay 11, 2021
3 Trends Driving the Future of Cities and Urban Living
As we go through the biggest wave of urbanisation in human history, how we plan, build and live in cities is being re-invented.
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Future TrendsMay 4, 2021
What would a US-China Tech Decoupling Mean for the Global Economy?
More and more Chinese digital products and network equipment are being barred from the US market on grounds of alleged espionage or harmful functionalities.
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Future TrendsApril 20, 2021
‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Trend is the Latest Disruption in Finance
Younger generations are ditching credit cards for more user-friendly, engaging and budget-focused alternatives.
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Future TrendsApril 13, 2021
Autonomous Delivery Robots Transform Last-Mile Logistics
Drones and robot couriers help humans keep up with the increasing e-commerce demand.
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Foresight Best PracticesMarch 30, 2021
How to Bring Foresight into Action with Foresight Deliverables
There are three key elements to the effective delivery of foresight results - context, continuity and engaging communication.
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Future TrendsMarch 23, 2021
The Rise of Virtual Status Symbols: Blockchain, Digital Art and NFTs
As we spend more and more time in the virtual realm, the notions of luxury and status symbols begin to manifest themselves in novel ways.
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Foresight Best PracticesMarch 16, 2021
Building Foresight in the Finnish Tax Administration: Case Study
With the right tools and support networks, large organisations can easily integrate foresight into their processes.
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Scenarios, scenario planningMarch 9, 2021
How to Build Scenarios Efficiently with a Scenario Planning Process
Scenario planning is a versatile foresight tool that boosts agility and creates space for innovation. With a scenario planning process, teams can easily make scenario planning an integral part of their strategy work.
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Future TrendsMarch 2, 2021
Meet Generation Alpha: Future Consumers Reshaping Markets
Accommodating Alphas’ needs will require an overhaul of several industries ranging from education to work, entertainment and service design.
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Future TrendsFebruary 16, 2021
Future of Truth in the Information Age?
As rapid technological and societal shifts redefine how we access information and experience reality, the future may have new implications for finding facts and making sense of them collectively.
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Foresight Best PracticesFebruary 8, 2021
Wild Cards and Science Fiction: Free Imagination
Wild cards and science fiction are key foresight components that enrich our imagination and understanding of possible futures. By studying them, you can increase your future preparedness.
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Foresight Best PracticesJanuary 27, 2021
Horizon Scanning and Vigilance Concerning Changes: Discontinuities, Emerging Issues and Weak Signals
Horizon scanning is the phase of gathering future-related knowledge, which is the first stage of the larger foresight process. It is about being vigilant concerning the changes in one’s environment. The main focus in this category of Futures intelligence is on discontinuities, emerging issues, and weak signals of change.
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Future TrendsJanuary 19, 2021
What’s next for capitalism? The forces shaping future economic systems in the 2020s
Increasing urgency of the climate crisis, widening economic inequalities, and the Covid-19 pandemic may together push the future of capitalism towards new directions.
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Foresight Best PracticesJanuary 12, 2021
Scenarios: Looking for Alternatives
Scenarios assist in identifying and exploring alternative futures. During scenario building, information about different versions of the future, the present and its change drivers are produced, analysed and built into foresight insights.
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Foresight Best PracticesJanuary 5, 2021
Understanding the Larger Picture and Path-dependencies: Megatrends, Trends and Change Drivers
Megatrends, trends and change drivers are the staple of any foresight work. Analysing them is the key to understanding future developments.
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Future TrendsDecember 8, 2020
Can We Embrace an “Offline” Future After COVID-19?
Will digital detox become mainstream to safeguard our mental health?
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Foresight Best PracticesDecember 8, 2020
Futures Intelligence: Types of Futures Knowledge
Futures intelligence is future-related knowledge that can inform your decision-making, planning, strategy and innovation processes about the coming changes, challenges and opportunities.