4 Steps to the Future is a framework for developing foresight created by Dr. Richard Kaipo Lum, an academically trained futurist (and VFS’s founder).  The 4 Steps distills decades of training and experience into an easy-to-follow process for asking the fundamental questions important for effective foresight.

Scenario forecasting offers a powerful way for leaders to reset their strategic thinking, especially when navigating complex, high-stakes issues.

Vision Foresight Strategy is excited to introduce our latest offering, the FORESIGHT PLAYBOOK.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology, the convergence of advanced materials, artificial intelligence, and bioengineering is...

The recent report from the Congressional Budget Office, "The Demographic Outlook: 2025 to 2055," is an invaluable foresight resource.

In a recent twist that sounds straight out of a sci-fi novel, a passenger found themselves trapped inside a driverless car that decided...

Here are four scenarios about the futures of American governance.

A scenario exploring the evolution and application of virtual alter egos.

Fortunately, it doesn’t take very long to have a good discussion about the future.  In fact, ninety minutes will do just fine.

We should not be surprised by groups resisting the arrival of powerful machine and automation tools.

Researchers from Monash University recently announced an interesting success in using digital fabrication (in this case, 3D bioprinting)...

Big picture discussions on war and the changing world order.

“4 Steps to the Future” by Dr. Richard Lum is a thought-provoking and insightful guide..."

Sometimes we are trying to predict a specific future thing, and other times we are trying to see more of what is possible.

Two practices to help with everyday foresight.

Good foresight requires continuous scanning and emerging issues analysis.

Is it time to rebalance your team’s view of the future threats and opportunities for your organization?

To do good foresight work, especially in today’s turbulent context, one of the things we need is more information about the wider world.

Number four on our list of ten things that your upcoming scenarios or forecasts need to account for is machines doing things without us. ...

Thinking critically about the future is not simply identifying events that are possible. It is also about shifting between the best models.