Insights. Capability. Change.

Creating an equitable and sustainable world for current and next generations.

We help people transform the present using structured thinking about the future

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We help our clients to deliver futures insights, capability and change

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We invest in research, networks and tools to support global transformation

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Strategic foresight retreat

Join our upcoming foresight retreat, 29 July – 2 August in the UK. Learn the skills you need to understand change and disruption and how to create future-ready organisations in an uncertain and increasingly volatile world.

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Our vision is an equitable and sustainable world for current and next generations

We help people transform the present using structured thinking about the future

Impact story

Building global foresight capability

We helped UN Global Pulse train over 300 people across the UN System in how to use foresight for impact.

Impact story

Social care and technology futures

The challenge The UK Government Office for Science and EDS Projects in the UK Cabinet…

Impact story

Hydrocarbon risk and resilience

The challenge Oil price fluctuations, including sudden drops, had weakened the regional economy, putting increased…

Report

Learning from Collapse

This presentation explores the concept of “collapse” across different systems, drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives. It introduces key theories, examines historical patterns and discusses how these insights can be applied as a tool for addressing modern policy challenges.

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Executive Summary: Implementation Handbook

This Executive Summary distills the Implementation Handbook for the UN Declaration on Future Generations, offering practical guidance for national-level champions to integrate intergenerational fairness and long-term governance principles in their national strategies.

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Implementation Handbook for the UN Declaration on Future Generations

The Declaration on Future Generations is a milestone in global governance. Drawing on research and interviews with hundreds of innovators across more than 50 countries, this Implementation Handbook outlines a practical roadmap for national-level champions (policymakers and civil society) to embed intergenerational fairness and long-term governance principles in their national strategies.

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Changing the discourse on migration

This article, originally published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, examines how Europe’s far-right platforms treat migration as a central problem, the harmful mimicry by centrist parties and the need to reframe migration as a public good. It draws on research by Andrew Curry and colleagues, commissioned by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Toolkit

Summit of the Future Action Package

This toolbox supports diverse objectives, encouraging transformative work aligned with our principles to build a Future Generations movement. It includes advocacy materials and guidelines to enhance your initiatives and impact.

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Promoting national strategy

A report from the UK House of Commons Liaison Committee, informed by insights from SOIF MD Cat Tully as Specialist Adviser, recommends strategic improvements to decision-making by embedding long-term planning and addressing the needs of future generations. Key to this effort have been Liaison Committee Chair Sir Bernard Jenkin, Specialist Adviser Major General Jonathan Shaw, the committee members, and the dedicated team of parliamentary officials.

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Beyond Uncertainty: finding our way to the future

Change is going to happen. The question for the future of business right now is whether we want to be the agents of change, or have change happen to us.

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Making decisions about the UK in the interests of future generations

This multi-year programme is building the infrastructure to connect citizen participation into longterm planning at the national level.