We help people and organisations imagine, work with, and shape their future

We are an independent, non-profit think tank established in 1969.
By building the capabilities necessary to address potential futures we help create a society fit to meet the challenges and grasp the opportunities we face.

We do this by applying our unique approach to futures studies and foresight, combined with more than 50 years of global experience.

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Join our side-event at the World Health Assembly in Geneva

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Join us in building momentum for chronic respiratory diseases to be recognized in the upcoming UN General Assembly political declaration at our side-event to WHA in Geneva on May 21st.

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Future Tense Copenhagen

Testimonials

Future Tense is an internationally awarded future-oriented business conference. On May 27 it is coming to Copenhagen for the first time.

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Navigating the AGI Discourse in Foresight

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How do we explore AGI’s transformative potential without getting lost in speculative extremes? How can we stretch the boundaries of futures thinking while ensuring that our insights remain practical for business, governance, and society today?

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Causal Layered Analysis with Sohail Inayatullah

Causal Layered Analysis Masterclass

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Join us for an immersive Causal Layered Analysis Masterclass, led by world-renowned futurists Professor Sohail Inayatullah.

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CIFS Toolkit for Applied Strategic Foresight

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This collection of tools and approaches has been carefully curated and refined based on our own extensive experience in the field of foresight

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New FARSIGHT Issue: The Generative Future

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Liquid Media, Information Overload, and the End of Fixed Reality

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Organisational Training

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Empower your organisation with tailor-made foresight training, designed to embed futures thinking into your organisation’s strategic processes.

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Services

We have more than 50 years of combined global experience working with organisations across the public, private, academic, and civic sectors, as well as with the general public.

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Course Calendar

Applied Strategic Foresight (On-site)

Copenhagen

CIFS COURSE
| May 26-27 | Jun. 23-24

Learn how to bring futures thinking and foresight into strategy with an intensive and hands-on course in an engaging on-site learning environment. We upskill our course participants with a structured process for understanding dynamics of change, planning for alternative scenarios, and transitioning into futures-informed strategic decision-making.

Applied Strategic Foresight (London, UK)

London

CIFS COURSE
July 9-10

This course is being offered for the first time in the UK. Join us in London for an immersive learning experience. Learn how to bring futures thinking and foresight into strategy with an intensive and hands-on course in an engaging on-site learning environment.

Strategize like a Futurist (Online)

online with hyper island

HYPER ISLAND COURSE
| May 12 - Jun. 8 (Online) | May 15 - 16 (On-site)

Learn how to bring futures thinking and foresight into strategy with an enhanced and more flexible online learning journey in collaboration with our partners at Hyper Island (previously CIFS' live-online version of our Applied Strategic Foresight course).

Futures Thinking and Creativity (Online or Onsite)

Online / Copenhagen

HYPER ISLAND COURSE
| May 12 - Jun. 8 (Online) | May 15 - 16 (On-site)

Learn how to enhance your futures literacy to escape dominant narratives about the future and embrace new possibilities for action in collaboration with our partner at Hyper Island.

Futures and Foresight with AI (On-site)

Copenhagen

CIFS COURSE
Oct. 2-3

This ‘Futures & Foresight with AI’ course is designed to help you benefit from the capabilities of generative AI in foresight and drive radical futures-driven innovation. Through expert facilitation and hands-on learning, you will be equipped with the tools and insights needed to more effectively integrate AI into the field of foresight and for driving innovation.

Causal Layered Analysis Masterclass

Copenhagen

CIFS COURSE
Aug. 29

Learn how to navigate complex societal, organizational, and personal challenges by engaging with innovative futures frameworks. Through a combination of presentations, case studies, and hands-on activities, you will gain practical insights into how to use foresight methodologies for resolving conflicts, creating alternative futures, and shaping personal and professional trajectories.

Megatrends Masterclass (Online)

Online

CIFS COURSE
New dates coming soon!

This masterclass on Global Megatrends will provide a foundation to help you deepen and enhance how you think over the long-term about strategy & decision-making. We’ll provide you an overview of high-level driving forces of change and show you how to apply these in a structured manner to the problems your organisation is confronting.

Impact

Our agendas are efforts within a specific area where we aspire to create systemic change through cultivating futures-thinking and futures capabilities.

Health

Education

Leadership

Urban Development

Philanthropy

Civil Service and Policy Making

AI & Technology

Foresight & Futures Capabilities

FARSIGHT

FARSIGHT is our quarterly publication that explores possible futures and provokes and inspires change in the present.

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The world is rapidly changing. If we are to have a safe, fair, and prosperous society in the future, it requires the ability to visualise change, think innovatively, navigate uncertainty, and create consensus on future solutions.

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