Futures Lab
Taking into account the intertwined nature of existential threats and the linkages between systems, our foresight work seeks to challenge the assumptions that sustain the status quo and to facilitate new discussion, new partnerships, and new action informed by a shared vision of a more secure future.
Pull of the future
Imagining and exploring the future(s) we want can magnetize evolution and change
Push of the present
Dynamic trends and forces of change are making new trajectories possible
Weight of the history
Entrenched systems and unexamined mental models can keep us rooted in old habits of thought and action
Adapted from Futures Triangle framework developed by Sohail Inayatullah
STUDYING CHANGE
We look for evidence of the future that’s coming and in some cases is already here.
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HORIZON 2045 FORESIGHT RADAR
We've built an international team and an interactive tool for making sense of signals of change, particularly those with the potential to disrupt or reshape the way we think about human and planetary security.
ENVISIONING CHANGE
We know what we’re trying to move our world away from, but what exactly are we moving it toward? What might our possible futures look like?
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FAR FUTURES
In collaboration with subject matter experts, sci-fi writers, artists, and futurists, we are building a library of stories, experiences, and data-driven scenarios capturing the challenges, opportunities, and possibilities of very different futures.
LEADING CHANGE
We convene globally diverse, cross-issue cohorts of leaders around critical questions about the near-term threat landscape, the long-term future, and what it means to be secure at planetary scale.
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CATALYST FORUM
Our inaugural Catalyst Forum launched in January 2024.
