Insights. Capability. Change.

Creating an equitable and sustainable world for current and next generations.

We help people transform the present using structured thinking about the future

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We help our clients to deliver futures insights, capability and change

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Innovations

We invest in research, networks and tools to support global transformation

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Strategic foresight retreat

Our upcoming foresight retreat happens from 6 to 10 July 2026 in the UK. Join us for a week long exploration of strategic foresight and how to transform the future of your organisation, community or sector.

Long-term governance network

Connect with a global community embedding long-term thinking in governance for future generations.

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Our vision is an equitable and sustainable world for current and next generations

We help people transform the present using structured thinking about the future

Impact story

Building global foresight capability

We helped UN Global Pulse train over 300 people across the UN System in how to use foresight for impact.

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Social care and technology futures

The challenge The UK Government Office for Science and EDS Projects in the UK Cabinet…

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Hydrocarbon risk and resilience

The challenge Oil price fluctuations, including sudden drops, had weakened the regional economy, putting increased…

Report

Forces Shaping Local Government

This report, commissioned by the Local Government Association, asks how local government prepares for the world its communities will be living in by 2040. This first phase of the LG2040 programme identifies five critical themes that define that future landscape and reflective questions to support progress. Appendices are available on request from caroline@soif.org.uk.

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One Year in Practice: Stories of Global Action for Future Generations

One year since its launch, the updated Implementation Handbook for the Declaration on Future Generations takes stock of progress and lessons learnt. It highlights innovations, showcases global action, and sets out next steps as Member States prepare for the 2028 review.

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A manifesto for building hopeful futures

This manifesto has been woven from the words and exchanges in conversations from the past decade across the NGFP, Pioneer and Pledge, Alumni, IGF, judges, advisers, and many other different networks of the SOIF community, people who lean in and support and show up.

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Implementation Handbook for the UN Declaration on Future Generations

The Declaration on Future Generations is a milestone in global governance. Drawing on research and interviews with hundreds of innovators across more than 50 countries, this Implementation Handbook outlines a practical roadmap for national-level champions (policymakers and civil society) to embed intergenerational fairness and long-term governance principles in their national strategies.

Toolkit

A policy toolkit for policy decision-makers

A simple, pragmatic approach to using foresight for decision-makers, including tools, resources and approaches for navigating change under conditions of deep uncertainty.