LCC
"The future is plural! This was the idea that stayed with me after attending ANTICIPATE’s foresight training in Copenhagen.
Mathias Behn Bjørnhof, a true professional in the field, emphasized that foresight isn’t about predicting the future—it’s about strategic thinking, exploring possible scenarios, and uncovering new perspectives and opportunities.
What I loved most was how practical it felt. Foresight isn’t about grand visions that are interesting to hear but impossible to act on. It’s about mapping the future—looking at megatrends, signals, challenges, and potential paths forward. It’s a key part of strategic planning, both for organizations and for states that want to intelligently plan and shape their vision for the future.
Now that I’ve got this foundation, my next step is to explore how to apply foresight in sustainability communication."
Viktorija Jakubauskyte-Andriuliene
Director, Agenda 50
PhD Candidate & Lecture, LCC
NSW Health
"We really love the Megatrends document! For anyone trying to make sense of how to use Megatrends in real life, ANTICIPATE have it all spelled out here."
Tamara Lee
Director Future Workforce, NSW Health
IED
“We had the pleasure of working with ANTICIPATE during our annual strategy sessions on academic offering and future directions.
Mathias and Søs brought a high level of professionalism and insight, and the tools ANTICIPATE has developed to continuously scan the megatrend horizon proved to be incredibly valuable. It was a true pleasure collaborating with them.”
Manuela Procopio
Academic Manager, IED Barcelona
FYFV: Kseniia
"I’ve spent a few months with Mathias from ANTICIPATE through the Find Your Futures Voice program with a scope to shape up a connection between my knowledge of foresight and my psychological background into a unified coaching approach.
His extremely personalized sessions helped me to clear up the noise and assumptions about my approach to foresight, check my hunches I’ve had from observing the foresight industry, identify the focus points and set up a plan for the next 6 months.
He helped me in fleshing out my own voice coming through my thoughts and frameworks and inspired me to focus on slower, methodical and long term practice. We’ve reviewed my current offering and positioning with Mathias and his feedback was instrumental to how I will move forward further. A few critical and easy to implement ideas for my website came to me through our conversations and I’ve incorporated them already.
Mathias has a very welcoming, well-weighted communication style which resonated very well with me. His expertise, coaching approach, and personality helped me to gain confidence in places I felt a bit shaky. I’ve been going through a rough time while working with Mathias and he was most patient and supportive while my life took turns through those months.
Additionally, Mathias is super well-organized and his recaps of our conversations have been amazing for my further reflections. It’s been an extremely positive and impactful experience. If you are building your foresight practice and need to get out of your own head and get feedback from one of the top professionals in the industry, you’d be in the best hands with Mathias."
Kseniia Aksenova
EMCC Coach Practitioner
FYFV: Susan
"In true Copenhagen fashion, Mathias from ANTICIPATE is a knowledgeable and patient coach. We have highly engaging discussions that lead to well-focused work tasks and useful prompts. He listens to my multiple possible initiatives and helps ground them into actionable paths.
Moreover, Mathias's connections have spawned several promising directions. He's a pleasure to work with and a real support."
Susan Wilhite
Futures & UX Researcher
Welltec
“I really enjoyed the session—it was super organized and packed with great insights. The facilitator was clear and really knew how to get everyone involved in building our prototypes in LEGO. It was also cool to meet other managers and swap stories. The whole day left me feeling inspired!”
Senior Manager, Supply Chain, Welltec
Welltec
“The strategic foresight seminar really opened our eyes. It got us talking and thinking about the future in ways we hadn't considered, poking holes in our usual assumptions. Plus, the insights we gained are going to make a big difference as we plot out our long-term roadmap”
Mads Sørensen
Engineering Director, Welltec
CoE
"At the Council of Europe we had the great opportunity to listen to Mathias’ (ANTICIPATE) perspective about future development of democracy(ies). It was an important contribution to our work as resilience and strategic foresight is crucial for Council of Europe’s contribution to democratic governance.
Mathias from ANTICIPATE inspired us in the current very challenging times for Europe and the world. Thank you so much for your time and effort"
Natalia Voutova
Social & Behavioural Change Lead, Council of Europe
Head of Council of Europe Office to Georgia
MUSAE
"Mathias from ANTICIPATE brought invaluable insights on the role of foresight in driving technological innovation. His perspective helped both artists and tech innovators understand how anticipating future trends can inspire more visionary, responsible, and resilient solutions. His webinar enriched the MUSAE community’s exploration of how futures thinking can drive meaningful innovation at the intersection of art, design, and technology.”
Tanya Efremenko
Research Fellow, IDEActivity Center
Project Lead, MUSAE Consortium
ASF
“Wow, what an exceptional few days of futures. I was worried that we wouldn’t hear many new things but my fears were not well founded, both my colleague and I came away with tremendous value, frameworks and approaches that we can apply immediately.
Since integrating the methodologies and processes learned from the course into our daily practices at JLR, there has been a remarkable transformation in the way we approach strategic thinking & foresight-led strategy in our function and beyond. We now use the process in all long term strategy.”
Benjamin Moncrieffe
Head of Strategic Foresight & Corporate Strategy, JLR
Co-Founder, Foresight Inside Group
EBU
“Mathias Behn Bjørnhof from ANTICIPATE knocked it out of the park, teaching scenario planning to 20 European Media execs. Mathias facilitated to-the-point lectures and practical exercises, earning props for his excellent teaching style and the right blend of theory and hands-on learning.
The feedback was super positive and the participant felt the course was highly relevant to their work. We were all impressed with the energy and expertise Mathias brought to the table.”
Frédéric Frantz
Training Business Manager, European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
EBU/SRF
"If you've ever doubted the value of strategic foresight, it's time to think again. The masterclass from ANTICIPATE revealed the science and art behind strategic predictions, leaving me undeniably hooked on the future. If the rollercoaster ride called transformation is just around the corner, why not secure the best seat and enjoy the ride!”
Edith Gillmann
Strategic Projects Lead, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)