Agency for Foresight Consulting Services and Future Thinking
Our Services as a Strategic Foresight Agency
We shape the future with vision and precision. By combining systemic trend analysis, scenario development, and strategic consulting, we provide forward-thinking solutions. With years of experience working with businesses, public institutions, and research organizations, we deliver tailored strategies for sustainable innovation and future-oriented development.
Analysis of trends and development of future scenarios to shape new products, services, or business models.
Identifying uncertainties and proactively developing strategies to minimize potential risks.
Supporting the planning and implementation of solutions for cultural change within organizations and digital transformation.
Creating long-term strategies in the fields of climate, infrastructure, and education in close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
Optimizing processes, clarifying roles, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and enhancing competencies to meet new demands and responsibilities.
Looking Ahead: Staying Future-Proof with Foresight
Foresight and strategic planning help to anticipate future developments, understand trends, and make well-informed decisions.
We analyze trends and identify uncertainties. Through collaborative processes, we develop scenarios that lead to innovative and forward-thinking strategies. This enables companies and organizations to proactively shape change.
Whether for fostering innovation, minimizing risks, or achieving strategic goals—foresight keeps you one step ahead and provides a future-oriented foundation for sustainable success.
In times of change, companies, institutions, and regions often face the same challenges:
Technological and Social Disruptions
We identify and assess emerging technologies to seize opportunities and mitigate risks at an early stage.
Market Shifts and Structural Change
We identify economic and societal transformations to enable flexible adaptation to evolving developments.
Sustainability, Climate Change & Responsibility
We develop strategies for eco-friendly innovations and adaptation to regulatory requirements.
The Future of Work and Society
We prepare organizations for change driven by automation, artificial intelligence, and evolving work culture.
Foresight Workshops: Identify Risks, Seize Opportunities, Shape the Future
Our foresight workshops provide a structured space to collaboratively develop future scenarios with stakeholders. We systematically analyze potential developments and derive strategic action options. With our proven framework, you can manage uncertainty, identify risks and opportunities early, and make well-informed, long-term decisions to enhance your competitiveness and innovation capacity.
What Our Foresight Workshops Offer:
Scenario Planning & Trend Analysis: Structured methods foster creative thinking and support innovative strategy development.
Interactive Engagement Formats: Practical approaches actively involve stakeholders from business, academia, and society.
Tailored Solutions: Customized formats aligned with your goals and target audiences to maximize innovation potential.
From analyzing current trends and developing plausible scenarios to deriving strategic actions – we guide you through every phase of the foresight process. This enables you to make informed, future-oriented decisions.
Scoping (Defining the Framework)
Defining the focus, objectives, and time frame. Identifying key questions and relevant stakeholders.
Environmental Analysis
Collecting and evaluating data on trends, drivers, and uncertainties. Applying trend scanning or STEEP analysis.
Scenario Development
Creating plausible future scenarios based on identified trends and uncertainties. Exploring alternative future developments.
Evaluation and Strategy Formation
Assessing scenarios in terms of relevance and impact. Deriving actionable recommendations and strategic measures.
Implementation
Integrating insights into decision-making processes and strategic planning. Developing concrete action plans.
Monitoring and Adaptation
Continuously reviewing and adjusting strategies based on new developments and insights.
Foresight in Action: Diverse Applications for Future Strategies
Foresight supports businesses and organizations across a wide range of areas – from developing innovative business models and adapting to technological disruptions to designing sustainable strategies. As part of our broader approach to foresight design and foresight management, it enables organizations to anticipate market trends, explore future scenarios for product and service innovation, and respond proactively to societal and regulatory changes.
Examples include managing structural change in former coal-mining regions, demographic shifts, and and promoting sustainability and climate protection. In this context, foresight planning services and foresight business services provide valuable tools for aligning workforce strategies with future skill needs and identifying emerging market opportunities. Through well-grounded foresight design services, organizations gain the insights needed to act with both resilience and responsibility over the long term.
As diverse as the challenges are, so are the industries that engage with foresight – and our clients are the best proof of its impact.
Our Experts in Future Thinking and Foresight
Meet our dedicated foresight team – diverse in skills, creative in solutions, and united by a mission to make the future visible and tangible.
Dodo Vögler
Foresight Director
Emma Defty
Foresight Manager / Strategic Designer
Niels Jansen
Foresight Manager
Florence Zurfluh
Organizational & Behavioral Psychologist
Let’s Talk
Meet our team and get a free initial consultation. You can reach us at info@ellerystudio.com or by phone at +49 (0)30 814562340.