Foresight Resources
Articles for getting started
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"What Even is Foresight?"
An introductory article about futures and foresight by our founder Mathias Behn Bjørnhof, who present what a futurist is and does in everyday terms.
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ANTICIPATE Insights
On horizon scanning, futures fallacies, the history of futures, scenario planning and much more.
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"The future isn’t what it used to be: Here's how strategic foresight can help"
Article by Carvalho & Woeffray (WEF) about how foresight help explore, imagine and anticipate the future in an open but structured way.
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"A step-by-step approach toward becoming a Professional Futurist"
Approachable introduction on how to become a futurist by Alireza Hejazi for the Association of Professional Futurists.
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"How Futurists Cope with Uncertainty"
An excellent piece by futurist Amy Webb on a central part of futures and foresight, how to navigate uncertainties.
Foresight Case Repository
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ANTICIPATE Cases
How we have helped create meaningful change through futures and foresight work
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Case Study Library of Foresight
By the World Economic Forum
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Futures Thinking and Strategic Foresight in Action: Insights from the Global South
By the UN Futures Lab
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Foresight Project Pages
By Futures4Europe
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Futures Tools & Methods: Case Studies
By the UK Government Office for Science
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Foresight in Action: Case Studies
ANTICIPATE Article
Books
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"Foresight Infused Strategy"
A free how-to guide for using foresight in practice by Maree Conway
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"The Art of the Long View"
About planning for the future in an uncertain world by Peter Schwartz.
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"Thinking about the Future"
Guidelines for strategic foresight by Andy Hines & Peter Bishop
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"Superforecasting"
The art and science of prediction by Philip Tetlock & Dan Gardner
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"Fooled by Randomness"
The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
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"Think Again"
The power of knowing what you don't know by Adam Grant
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"How to Future"
Leading and sense-making in an age of hyperchange by Scott Smith & Madeline Ashby.
Videos & Podcasts
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"5 Evidence Based Benefits of Corporate Foresight"
Video by Alex Fergnani
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"Future-proofing your strategy with scenario planning"
Podcast episode by Harvard Business Review
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"Design Is [Speculative] Futures Design Thinking"
Video by Phil Balagtas
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"Looking Outside"
Podcast by Joanna Lepore
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"Futures Literacy: Shaping your present by reimagining futures"
TedX video by Loes Damhof
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ANTICIPATE on YouTube
Short videos with explainers
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Podcasts with ANTICIPATE Founder Mathias Behn Bjørnhof
Guest appearances across shows
Toolkits & Playbooks
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"The Futures Toolkit"
By the UK Government Office for Science
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"The Futures Thinking Curriculum"
By the Thailand Institute of Justice
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"Beyond Strategic Planning"
A foresight toolkit for decision makers & policy makers by California 100 and School of International Futures
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UN Strategic Foresight Guide
By the UN Futures Lab
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Strategic Foresight Toolkit for Resilient Public Policy
By the OECD
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ACT Foresight Framework (White Paper)
On our approach to futuring
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Applied Strategic Foresight Toolkit
By the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Stories of Futures
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"Brave New World"
By Aldous Huxley
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"1984"
By George Orwell
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"Fahrenheit 451"
By Ray Bradbury
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"The Ministry for the Future"
By Kim Stanley Robinson
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"The Toynbee Convector"
Essay by Ray Bradbury
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"The Dispossessed"
by Ursula Le Guin
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"The Handmaid's Tale"
By Margaret Atwood
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Parable of the Sower
By Octavia Butler
Futures Intelligence Platforms
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Fibres
A highly customizable futures intelligence tool that leverages AI to simplify signal sourcing and trend analysis. It offers AI-assisted sourcing to find new signals, a centralized signal and trend database to keep all findings organized, and sensemaking and topic clustering to contextualize data.
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Futures Platform
A visual, collaborative toolbox that assists teams in identifying future trends, scenarios, and long-term changes. The platform offers collaborative foresight tools, a dynamic futures library, and AI-curated signals.
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Newness
A collaborative cloud platform that enables teams to engage in horizon scanning at scale. Features include automated scanning, collaborative tools, and curated radars.
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Strategic Intelligence
This platform by WEF monitors transformational change forces across economies and industries. It provides personal updates on emerging issues, AI-updated dynamic briefings, and expert insights. Plans range from free including high-level topics to €90 for your whole team with all features.
