Futures Intelligence is an integrative capability that brings different forms of future-related insights in one connected sense-making flow to turn them into shared, decision-ready understanding. It brings together different types of future-focused knowledge. Used in isolation, each has blind spots. Used together, they build a comprehensive picture of the possible futures ahead.

The future is a mix of what we know is coming, what we can anticipate but not fully see, what we overlook despite being right in front of us, and what blindsides us entirely. The Futures Intelligence Window maps the future across these four lenses: the known, the uncertain, the overlooked, and the unimaginable.

Before the world caught on, Givaudan was already designing the taste experiences of tomorrow. We sit down with Igor Parshin, Customer Foresight Lead at Givaudan to talk about how the company uses foresight to turn early change signals into the flavours that will define the future.

Our team of futurists took the stage as guest speakers at a Foresight Europe Network event, where the foresight community gathered to explore the future of strategic foresight in an increasingly AI-driven world. Here are the highlights.

Research has found that strategic foresight has a significant impact on an organisation’s bottom line – those who think about the future could be looking at up to 33% higher profitability and 200% higher market capitalisation within their industries.

Is your organisation prepared for any risk, whether large or small, imminent or eventual, avoidable or not? The time and effort put into “exploring the dark side” and developing a solid risk management framework will pay off, making your organisation well-equipped to navigate an uncertain future.

Today’s businesses face mounting pressure to keep innovating in order to grow and outpace the competition. Innovation management is crucial to ensure that the great minds within your organisation bring forth their ideas, the viable ones are identified, and the ones put to practice are in line with your strategy.

In business as in chess, creating a winning strategy requires knowledge about not just your situation and the current environment, but also the potential changes ahead. With a continuous strategic analysis process, businesses can map out a clear path to success.

Organisations know they need to be agile to succeed in the increasingly uncertain future, but the countless ways things could play out make it too easy to get lost in the woods. Scenario analysis is one of the best methods to address this and thrive.

Curated by our team of futurists, more than 800 trend card features compact, easy-to-digest analyses on future changes. Many of the cards also feature two scenario descriptions that explore alternative future development paths for the trend. Save time on horizon scanning and explore a rich library of trend analyses by leading futurists

The Southwest Finland Foresight Academy has a unique foresight academy model and a collaboration network that operates across professions and industries to forecast future educational needs and boost regional competence.

How can organisations define foresight success and identify areas of improvement? To understand which factors are the most influential in determining organisational foresight success, we’ve interviewed twelve Finnish organisations from both the public and private sectors.