What is the right time to go to an emerging market? If you are too early, the markets are not ready, and you end up losing time and money. If you are late, someone else will grasp the lion´s share of the growing market, and you end up to be just a follower. Hence, how to know when the trend is real and the market is ready?

With the accelerating pace of technological advances and an increasingly disruptive innovation landscape, it may be difficult to assess whether something is just hype or an actual signal of a transformative change. The market may not be ready for it, it may not be technically feasible, or perhaps the said technology or product doesn’t address a well-defined need.

Futures and foresight-oriented discussions have a tendency to focus on specific industries. Having an in-depth understanding of key trends and directions within one’s industry is a must, however, a too heavy focus on industry-specific approaches can also be limiting.

Compared to one-off projects, building internal foresight capacities helps institutions place foresight at the very core of the organizational culture.

With the speed of changes the world is facing today, there is a growing urgency for governments to invest in a collaborative, systematic approach to prepare for the future.

What will the school curriculums, learning tools and environments of the future look like? With several key drivers of change underway, it may seem a near impossible task for education planners to navigate the uncertainties surrounding the field of education. Strategic foresight can help them future-proof strategies and ensure future generations’ success.

Amidst the face of technological advances and evolving business needs, the skills and knowledge students acquire in their education can become rapidly outdated, and even the most hyped skills of today can become obsolete within the next few years. So, how can educators prepare students for a world not yet known?

Uncertainty. A word that needs no introduction this spring. We have all come to terms with it. Some may have even fallen in love with uncertainty! This blog explores what uncertainty is exactly, and how to deal with uncertainty.

Detect trends and emerging issues, co-create a 360-view of the future together with your team, and track the signs of change are 3 actions you can take right now to build a continuous foresight program.

Besides making the process easier and more comprehensive, Futures Platform's online solution can also lead to valuable strategic ideas that would not have emerged otherwise. In this article, we point out seven ways digital tools are helping teams of professionals who need to know what lies ahead.

Satu Kalliokulju, Head of Consumer Excellence at Fiskars Group, talked about consumer futures at Fiskars. The company was founded in 1649, making it the oldest company in Finland. Their strategy is to build a family of iconic lifestyle brands – the most famous example being the orange-handled scissors.

Strategic Foresight, an important subfield of futures studies, is a discipline organizations use to gather and process information about their future operating environment. This information can include, for example, trends and developments in their political, economic, social, technological, and legal environments.