Attitudes towards gender are changing. Consumers are no longer willing to buy into gender clichés that have been used to promote products and services for decades. To reflect this cultural shift, businesses are turning to gender-neutral design and advertisement.

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.

Although wider culinary options are pleasing us, unhealthy diets are inviting chronic illnesses and various health risks. We are urged to eat healthier while the emergence of new technologies and ingredients are rapidly changing our food world. Would you change your diet if your doctor would prescribe the secret ingredient for a healthy life?

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advances and evolving business needs, the skills and knowledge students acquire in their education can become rapidly outdated, and even the most hyped skills of today can become obsolete within the next few years.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?

Even though much of the world has stood still in lockdowns, the geopolitical events have kept developing. The world is realigning itself, and the new order could be quite different from the one preceding it.

Imagine that you can buy designer clothes as cheap as £15 per item. But on one condition, they are for social media only.

In our article series, we zoom in on some specific areas and industries in the world that will emerge after the COVID-19 pandemic. This fourth instalment focuses on the pandemic’s impacts on Generation Z. The article is based on an analysis by Futures Platform, with insight from Jonah Stillman, the acclaimed Gen Z speaker and author, and Futures Platform’s Content Director Dr Tuomo Kuosa.

In our article series, we zoom in on some specific areas and industries in the world that will emerge after the COVID-19 pandemic. This third instalment is based on an analysis by Futures Platform, with insight from the founder and chairman of energy company St1 and climate change advocate Mika Anttonen and Futures Platform’s Senior Foresight Analyst Max Stucki.

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.