Program areas at Institute for the Future
Research initiatives, speeches, workshops and labs - for over 50 years, iftf has conducted independent futures research, designed to create foresight then leads to insight and ultimately to future-smart action. This work is organized across a core set of research agendas and interconnected labs that, together, build broad scans of the Future landscape and lead deep dives into urgent futures.
Vantage - for nearly four decades, the vantage program has been a leading source of foresight for a vanguard of business, government and nonprofits. It's a platform for sensing today's latent signals, tracking their intersections to understand the ecosystem of choices, and designing platforms for Future resilience. This is an annual membership program that, along with all other core foundational multiclient projects, provides the building blocks for initiatives that further our mission in leading the efforts on long-term thinking, while supporting ongoing public and private sector special projects that pushes are research into new areas of study. the vantage program served over 40 members, hosted it's annual conference (its first-ever in a fully virtual format) and provided a diverse array of deliverables to sponsors.
Foresight essentials - foresight essentials is built on a nearly 50 year foundation of futures work for corporations, governments, not-for-profit, and civic organizations. This offering is a nuts-and-bolts immersion in futures methodologies and tools. It is designed to help individuals and organizations grow their skills in the art and science of foresight-and to join a vibrant network of practitioners who can advance futures thinking in all kinds of organizations and communities around the globe.
Foundation grant funding from like-minded foundations who support our research and educational missions.