As unprecedented technological, environmental, and societal transformations reshape our world at accelerating speeds, the practice of strategic foresight has hit a pivotal inflection point. Critical forces are revolutionizing how organizations anticipate and prepare for the future.

From the democratization of futures thinking, to the emergence of AI-augmented foresight tools, the imperative of environmental risk planning, and the evolution beyond VUCA to BANI frameworks, a number of developments are fundamentally altering traditional approaches to long-term planning. Their convergence demands more agile, inclusive, and continuous foresight methodologies that can help leaders navigate an increasingly complex and uncertain future landscape.

This briefing is based on a wide range of views of members of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network and is curated in partnership with the Institute for the Future (IFTF). The content does not necessarily reflect the views of the Forum.

August Monthly Meeting