foresights
The decisions leaders make today are shaped by what they understand about tomorrow. That's precisely why we built foresights—a dedicated space for sharing the ideas, trends, issues, and signals influencing the futures of leaders and their organisations.
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How to Use Foresight to Ensure Long-Term Success.
You should read this if… you are looking to move beyond short‑term thinking and build lasting advantage in an increasingly uncertain business environment. This article explains how foresight can be used to support long‑term success by helping leaders better understand their industry, anticipate customer needs, and stay ahead of technological and market change. It shows how bringing external signals, trends, and emerging issues into decision‑making enables organisations to manage uncertainty more effectively, reduce risk, and make smarter strategic choices today that strengthen resilience and competitiveness over the long term.
Prepare Your Business for Futures with insight & foresight.
The world is becoming more complex and unpredictable, making it difficult for businesses to stay ahead of their competition. This is where strategic foresight comes into play. It allows businesses to identify potential risks and opportunities before they arise, allowing them to make informed decisions about how best to move forward.
futures insights: New work values.
Rather than solely striving for financial success, an increasing number of people recognise the importance of leisure time. How could this change in values alter our relationship to work and leisure? What role will AI and automation play? Its time to start thinking about this emerging change and its impact!
futures insights: Working in a holacracy.
Holacracy is a system of governance that seeks to replace the rigidity of a traditional command structure with a more flexible and adaptive system. Could it be the future of work?
futures insights: Universal Basic Income.
Universal Basic Income is a system where all citizens of a country or state receive an income from the government to meet their basic needs. What could futures that include Universal Basic Income look like? How could it be funded?
futures insights: Robots as charity fundraisers.
As artificial intelligence and machine learning continue to evolve, so too will the role of robots in charity fundraising. Can we expect to see more human-robot teams in our futures?
futures insights: Direct-to-Avatar Services.
Direct-to-avatar (D2A) is a new business model that allows companies to sell their goods directly to avatars or digital twins of customers in the virtual world. Could it become a reality?
futures insights: Leased Standard of Living
A leased standard of living could exist where people pay one monthly subscription to receive all the goods and services they need - housing, food, entertainment and transport. Could this work appear?
futures insights: Social Ranking Systems.
Social ranking systems - part of our futures, or unlikely to happen? Have we already made the decisions that pre-empt a social ranking system?
futures insights: Participatory Budgeting.
Participatory budgeting - reality or fantasy? How could citizen lead decision making change the way you operate your for-purpose organisation?
Three Tomorrows for Planning in Uncertainty.
You should read this if… you are struggling to plan and make decisions in the face of deep uncertainty rather than a single, predictable future. This video introduces the Three Tomorrows framework by Sardar and Sweeney as a practical foresight method for navigating uncertainty by distinguishing between the extended present, familiar futures, and unthought futures. It explains how using these three time horizons helps leaders make sense of emerging trends, disruptions, and unknowns, enabling more robust planning, better strategic conversations, and decisions that support impact and future growth even when the future cannot be forecast with confidence.
Intro to AI for curious not-for-profits.
You should read this if… you want to understand how artificial intelligence can practically support business growth rather than being seen as a distant or purely technical concept. This video explains what AI is, clarifies common misconceptions, and explores how tools such as machine learning and deep learning can improve efficiency, create new ways of working, and free teams from repetitive, low‑value tasks. It highlights how AI can help organisations focus on higher‑value activities, make better use of data, and design smarter processes—positioning AI as an enabler of growth and impact when applied thoughtfully and aligned with organisational purpose.
Foresight For Our Futures.
Discover how foresight strategies can help leaders navigate uncertainty, uncover opportunities, and drive transformational growth in their organisations.