Strategic Foresight & Futures
Stop reacting to change. Start anticipating it.
Most organizations adapt after disruption hits. By then the cost is higher, the options are fewer, and the pressure is on.
Strategic foresight is the discipline of seeing change coming: reading weak signals, mapping uncertainties, building scenarios, and stress-testing your strategy against multiple possible futures. It does not eliminate uncertainty. It means you are no longer surprised by it.
Why foresight matters now
The research is clear.
70%
Of organizations are reactive, not proactive.
Professor Jan Rotmans
+33%
More profitable when organizations practice strategic foresight.
Aarhus BSS Research
AI alone is reshaping competitive advantages that took years to build. Add regulatory shifts, talent pressure, and geopolitical uncertainty, and the gap between reactive and proactive organizations is widening fast. The question is not whether your industry is changing. It is whether your leadership team sees it coming in time to act.
How we work on foresight
Three ways to build strategic foresight capability.
Choose the path that fits your situation and how you prefer to work.
In-Company
Strategic Foresight Program for Your Organization
For leadership teams that want foresight built into their strategy process. We bring strategic foresight methodology directly into your organization, customized to your sector, your strategic questions, and your team’s specific context. We can also engage your wider organization in the foresight-strategy process so every employee activates a futures mindset inside an adaptive, future-fit culture.
- Structured foresight sessions for your leadership team.
- Scanning weak signals and change drivers relevant to your industry, including AI-driven disruption specific to your sector.
- Scenario development around your key strategic uncertainties.
- Assumption stress-testing applied to your current strategy.
- Practical tools your team can continue using independently.
- Integration with your existing strategy and planning processes.
- Engaging your organization in futures thinking and developing an adaptive culture.
Done-with-you work, not a workshop you attend and forget. We work alongside your leadership team until foresight becomes a habit, not an event.
Community
Strategic Foresight and Futures Community (FFC)
For professionals and consultants who want expert-guided foresight development with peer support. The FFC combines self-paced video learning with bi-weekly live sessions where you apply the tools to real challenges, alongside a global community of forward-thinking professionals.
- 30 strategic foresight videos covering the complete methodology.
- Bi-weekly interactive sessions with Marcella and Marcel (20+ per year).
- Work on real challenges with expert feedback.
- Global community of consultants and business leaders.
- Direct access to 30 years of consulting expertise.
- Bonus: Positive Culture Academy access included.
€900 / year approx. $1,044 · next cohort starts September 1, 2026
Self-paced
Future Starter Kit
Ten essential foresight videos covering the key frameworks: Futures Cone, Three Horizons, Futures Triangle. Practical tools you can apply immediately. Good for understanding whether strategic foresight is right for you.
€19 approx. $22
Self-paced
Strategic Foresight Mastery
The complete 30-video program at your own pace. Downloadable PDFs, community chat, twelve months access. Everything you need to become proficient in strategic foresight.
€299 approx. $347
Compare options
Three ways. One discipline.
| Future Starter Kit | Strategic Foresight Mastery | Strategic Foresight Community | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core videos | 10 videos | 30 videos | 30 videos |
| Downloadable materials | — | All PDFs | All PDFs |
| Community chat | — | Full access | Full access |
| Live video sessions | — | — | 20+ per year |
| Expert guidance | — | — | Direct access |
| Bonus | — | — | Positive Culture Academy |
| Price | €19 / $22 | €299 / $347 | €900 / $1,044 cohort Sept 2026 |
What you will learn
The complete strategic foresight process.
Phase 01
Frame your challenge
Ask the right questions about your organization’s future.
Phase 02
Scan and understand
Identify signals, trends, and change drivers.
Phase 03
Explore uncertainties
Map the key unknowns that could impact your strategy.
Phase 04
Develop scenarios
Create compelling scenarios about possible futures.
Phase 05
Test and adapt strategy
Evaluate your current approach against scenarios.
Phase 06
Take action
Implement changes that prepare you for multiple futures.
Who this is for
Anyone navigating uncertainty. Most urgent for the four roles on the right.
Strategic foresight is valuable broadly, but the leverage is highest where strategic fragility, AI disruption, or regulatory change is already showing up.
We work with
- Leaders who sense strategic fragility but are not sure where it is coming from.
- Leadership teams whose strategy has not been stress-tested against external change.
- Consultants who want to add foresight capability to their client work.
- Anyone tired of being blindsided by market shifts, AI disruption, or regulatory change.
Meet your guides
Marcella Bremer & Marcel Lamers.
Thirty years of experience in organizational development and change. Marcella is certified by the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies and has integrated strategic foresight with culture and change work across hundreds of organizations.
What members say
From the FFC.
“Beyond theory, the foresight community serves as a sounding board. The videos show a clear process for applying foresight to my own work and for my clients.”
Kanna Krishnan, Consultant, Malaysia
“As a founding member, working with Marcella and Marcel has strengthened how I work as a consultant. The community’s global mix of perspectives challenges assumptions and sharpens strategic insight, while their facilitation translates that into usable futures tools.”
Lisa Tabor, Vice-President, Culture Brokers, USA
“The Strategic Foresight community is a place to be energized and motivated. The issues we face in our work are not ours alone. The community is a perfect place to look at the future with facts and purpose.”
Pamela Ballou-Nelson, Senior Performance Advisor, USA
Adapt and thrive in an uncertain, AI-accelerated world.
