Where public sector foresight meets real-world policy impact
Futures Platform helps public sector foresight teams connect their insights to real policy and planning decisions — with structured workflows developed by professional futurists, collaborative tools, trusted insights and human-in-the-loop AI for faster, deeper synthesis.
Trusted by governments, institutions and NGOs around the world
Public foresight and strategy teams carry an enormous responsibility: helping governments and cities make decisions that will shape societies for decades to come. But while their work demands long horizons and a deep understanding of social change, the reality is often short-staffed, fragmented, and siloed.
Public decisions shape generations — but foresight teams are often asked to do more with less
Small teams, big responbilities
Foresight teams operating in the public sector are expected to think long-term and track everything from climate adaptation to AI ethics.
But with limited time and resources, much of the effort goes into collecting and managing information, leaving little room for deeper synthesis or long-term visioning.
Foresight work trapped in departmental silos
Future challenges don’t fit into neat silos, but government structures often do.
When insights live in separate tools and formats, opportunities for alignment and collective action get lost.
Insights that lose momentum before they reach decision-makers
Public foresight teams work across complex ecosystems: ministries, cities, agencies, and private-sector partners. But disseminating insights across that network is rarely straightforward.
To shape tomorrow’s policies, insights need to move — across teams, up to leadership, and into the decisions that shape the future.
Bring structure, collaboration and actionability to your foresight process
Ground long-term decisions in trusted insights and proven methodology
Built for the complexity and long-term perspective of public decision-making, Futures Platform combines methodological rigour with a uniquely broad trend database — spanning social, environmental, and geopolitical change — curated and continuously updated by professional futurists.
So your team can spend less time gathering data and more time translating insights into future-ready policy and planning.
Make sense of systemic change faster with human-in-the-loop AI synthesis
Public challenges are rarely isolated: they cut across social, environmental, economic, and technological systems.
Futures Platform’s purpose-built AI for strategic foresight helps your team synthesise insights across our verified foresight and market insights library and your own internal materials, following proven foresight methodologies. The result: trusted, decision-ready inputs that support long-term planning and policymaking.
Connect insights across departments and policy areas
Engage ministries, municipalities, and external partners in one shared foresight workspace. Interactive radars and insight collection tools enable diverse teams to co-create, visualise, and discuss alternative futures — all in one shared, structured workspace. No scattered tools, no lost context.
Deliver insights decision-makers can act on
Generate policy- and strategy-ready outputs at the click of a button.
Export clear, visually consistent reports that communicate foresight to decision-makers and show the tangible value of your work.
Build institutional foresight capacity that lasts
Structured workflows, shared tools, and a living knowledge base help your foresight practice stay consistent, even as teams, leadership, or priorities change. Every feature is grounded in foresight methodology, supporting a continuous learning loop that strengthens institutional memory and future-readiness.
Expert support when you need it
Our platform gives you the tools to build and scale a systematic foresight practice, and our team is here to help you go further. Your dedicated Customer Success Manager ensures your organisation gets value from day one, guiding onboarding and supporting your team as your practice grows.
And when deeper expertise is needed, our foresight experts step in with targeted support — from capability development and workshops to scenario work and strategic alignment. You gain not just a platform, but a partner invested in your long-term success.
What public sector foresight teams achieve with Futures Platform
“Futures Platform brought in scientific methodology and a breath of fresh air – without this external expertise, it would be too easy to get stuck with the viewpoints and matters that have traditionally been debated among the city stakeholders.”
Jari Heiniluoma, Parkano City Mayor
“Futures Platform really helped create momentum. For the first time, it felt like there was a shared view across the organisation – not of just one particular country, but all the countries and how they are doing.””
Marc Sosna, Director of Learning Innovation Unit, IESE Business Schoo
”The biggest benefit of using Futures Platform has been allowing the decision-makers to see the ideas that they haven't thought of yet.”
Joe Kearney, Insight Specialist at New Zealand Transport Agency
See how a national ministry built long-term foresight capacity with Futures Platform
Te Manatū Waka — Ministry of Transport New Zealand uses Futures Platform to explore how transport might evolve over the next 10 to 50 years, uncovering insights that inform policy and generational investments.
Read the case study to see how the Ministry:
Streamlined trend research and saved time
Built enduring foresight capabilities
Made long-term thinking part of everyday decision-making
Take the next step towards a more connected foresight process today
Futures Platform helps public-sector foresight teams move from isolated projects to a continuous, institution-wide foresight process that feeds directly into policy- and decision-making.
Build a living foresight practice that connects to policy and planning
Combine qualitative foresight insights from professional futurists with verified, continuously updated data on long-term societal, environmental, and technological change
Save time and expand capacity with AI-assisted scanning and synthesis tailored for strategic foresight
Bring ministries, municipalities, and partners together in one secure, collaborative foresight workspace
Share clear, visual foresight briefings and reports that communicate across disciplines and reach decision-makers at every level