Welcome to the Human Futures Institute (Temporary Site)
We are a research lab and training centre providing current, impactful research and training in foresight strategy and the human futures approach to thought leaders in business, policy, those engaged in scholarly pursuits, and anyone interested in applying foresight and insight to their work.
We are currently rebuilding our website and will relaunch on September 1st when we announce our new portfolio of courses, training options, and research. Please enjoy the temporary site until that time.
If you would like to inquire about our training courses and certificate program, or our research initiatives, please do so below.
What We do at HFI
We are a research lab facilitating the research of a number of global experts.
We are also a Training Centre providing education, training, and upskilling in foresight strategy and insights research for companies, insight and foresight teams, boards and C-suites, and a wide range of individuals seeking to make use of a practical and rigorous form of future-oriented research.
Everything we do is devoted to the application of research and knowledge to help leaders and thinkers in corporate, not-for-profit, governmental, and artistic contexts.
We offer a certificate program in applied foresight strategy with three levels:
Fundamentals of Applied Foresight Strategy
Interpreting the Future - Applied skills for those who are looking to use foresight but not practice it
Advanced Foresight Methods
We offer tailored courses and experiential learning in:
Foresight x Insight: The Human Futures Approach
A wide variety of topic areas including (AI applications, future of work, future of the customer, future threats)
Foresight as a driver of strategy, innovation, and/or design
Preparing for the future: Application of foresight inputs
We also offer a range of smaller engagements with the future for groups, conferences, and corporate off-sites:
Talks and presentations
Workshops and off-site working sessions
Experiential learning
Our ongoing research areas include:
Advanced applications of foresight
Foresight strategy methods
Anthropologies of Change
AI and its impact
“Future ofs” (Future of work, future of social cohesion, future of the arts, technological futures, social change and its impacts)
and others