Our proprietary, rigorous research process draws from the academic field of future studies (or sometimes called strategic foresight). Each future phenomenon is analysed by professional futurists through a systematic process that maps all key drivers and scenarios, and triangulates inputs from multiple high-quality sources. All content is peer-reviewed before publication.

Not necessarily. But the entire idea in strategic foresight is to map potential drivers of future disruption with as broad lenses as possible. Research shows most disruptions originate from outside a specific domain. It’s about asking lots of “what if’s” and prepping yourself for whatever could be ahead. Not all plausible future phenomena will ever take place in large scale, but if they do, you will be prepared and ahead of others.

We generally focus on anything relevant that could become significant in 5..20 years’ time. These can be categorized roughly into one or more of these: megatrends, trends, disruptions, change drivers, opportunities, risks, and scenarios.

Generally, we aim to cover everything as widely as possible, including all key aspects of the world — the economy, business, innovation, science, society, politics — and most likely also hundreds of thing you’ve never heard of before. To ensure maximal objectivity and balance, our futurists triangulate 100s of reliable sources and also use a 32-element taxonomy to ensure we coverage of all key developments in the world.

For all subscriptions, we offer access to The HUB, which is our rich collection of guides, tutorials, method descriptions, process outlines, best practices, case studies and much more. From Future Explorer and broader plans, our Customer Success Team guides you through your entire journey and offers help with any questions you may have.