We help leaders and their organizations navigate turbulent times by reducing uncertainty, identifying existential threats, leveraging critical emerging technologies, and identifying opportunities for growth.
Who We Help
Nordics
How should Nordic companies compete in the future?
With extensive experience working in Nordic countries, we advise senior executives and their teams on sustainable growth, innovation, and leveraging emerging technology to achieve long-term strategic goals.
Europe
How will European countries lead in the future?
We serve many clients in Europe and understand the regions unique regulatory environment, geopolitical challenges, and dedication to sustainability.
Brazil
How can Brazilian businesses thrive in the future?
With extensive experience working with Brazilian companies, we advise senior executives and their teams to help them identify white spaces, map emerging trends, and accelerate sustainable growth within the region and beyond.
Space
How will the emerging space economy create new opportunities in the future?
We help leaders and their teams imagine an off-planet future and prepare for the emerging space economy.
Manufacturing
How can we use technology to improve operations in the future?
We help leaders and their organizations manage through an era of dynamic change and increased competition and position them for sustainable growth.
Telecommunications
How will new entrants challenge incumbants' business in the future?
We help telecommunications leaders and their organizations confront their cherished beliefs about the future to see new opportunities for sustainable growth.
Sports
How will emerging tech and science influence athletes, gameplay and the fan experience in the future?
We help league management, player associations, team owners, and R&D departments leverage emerging technology to grow in new markets, enrich the fan experience, and improve performance outcomes.
Transportation
How will we move people, pets and objects in the future?
We advise leaders and their teams on the future of mobility and connectivity, helping them explore white spaces while focusing on sustainability.
News & Information
How can the business of news evolve to serve all communities in the future?
We help leaders and their teams challenge their cherished beliefs about their business models, use of technology, and approach to growing a sticky audience.
Nonprofits
How can we meet the needs of our community in the future?
We advise nonprofit leaders on long-term strategic planning for their organizations, which include developing a vision for the future of the nonprofit and its constituents, setting priorities and decision support through strategic foresight.
Education
How must education evolve to meet the needs of students in the future?
We support higher education and K-12 leaders to develop future-ready risk management strategies and growth strategies. We also develop scenarios to inform how education must evolve to meet the needs of the future workforce.
Government
How will critical risks impact our ability to govern in the future?
We advise senior government leaders on critical local/ regional/ global risks and opportunities related to emerging technology and science advancements. In addition to long-term strategy, we also develop foresight capabilities within agencies and departments.
Restaurants
What will consumers eat and drink in the future?
We help the leaders of QSRs and fast casual restaurant chains identify emerging technology and science to explore new opportunities for growth and new ways to surprise and delight their consumers.
CPG
How will consumer needs evolve in the future?
We help leaders and their teams identify growth areas and future markets for consumer packaged goods, including food, beverages, toiletries, cosmetics, cleaning products and other household products.
Retail
How will technology influence shopping in the future?
We help leaders and their organizations understand the dynamic nature of fashion and luxury apparel, beauty and wellness, electronics and multichannel in order to identify and win their future markets.
Hospitality
How can we attract lodgers in the future?
We help leaders and their teams understand how consumers will travel in the future and how to create the type of memorable lodging and entertainment experiences that will translate to loyalty.
Built Environment
How will climate change influence our business in the future?
We help leaders and their organizations make strategic decisions about the future of architecture, construction, engineering, design, real estate and urban planning.
Life Sciences
How will bioengineering create breakthroughs in the future?
We help leaders and organizations within the life sciences capture opportunity in an ever-evolving landscape influenced by artificial intelligence, bioengineering, digital and biotechnologies.
Health Care
Will brick-and-mortar hospitals exist in the future?
We help private and public healthcare leaders leverage emerging technology and science in order to make healthcare more equitable, accessible, and effective for the communities they serve.
Climate
How will decarbonization influence our business in the future?
We help organizations understand emerging climate trends and future scenarios to drive their long-term strategic planning.
Entertainment
How will technology change storytelling in the future?
We help payments players, retail/ mid-cap banks, consumer finance firms, wealth/ asset managers, retirement players, and financial services technology providers see critical risks early, explore white spaces, and capture opportunities.
Insurance
What risks we will need to cover in the future?
We help insurance companies navigate volatility, ambiguity and complexity to capture growth opportunities and create value in an increasingly uncertain world.
Financial Services
How will value be created and exchanged in the future?
We help financial services companies find emerging opportunities, achieve meaningful growth and improve resilience in the wake of disruptive technologies.
What are the pivotal forces shaping the future, and how will they influence your ability to thrive? How can you build resilience to withstand ever-changing, complex operating environments? Generating alternative ideas about the future – challenging assumptions, exploring white spaces, and hearing diverse perspectives – is a strategic resource for leading through uncertainty.
What We See
Bioengineering
A report with detailed analysis of bioengineering in 2023, including developments in CRISPR, -oomics, synthetic biology, biomachine interfaces and biocomputing. Strategic insights, more than 50 trends, and an analysis (plus chart) showing when bioengineering will disrupt your industry. Spotlight sections on applications for health, food, materials and sustainablity, plus strategic scenarios.
Metaverse
A report showing you the state of play in the metaverse, along with key trends in synthetic media, XR, AR, VR and DR. Learn what's a fad and what's the future. Plus strategic recommendations and scenarios.