Land use decisions are a powerful lever for shaping the future. These research-driven scenarios demonstrate how foresight tools can help communities imagine and design a more equitable and sustainable future—one that works for both people and the environment. ~ Rachel Hatch, Chief Operating Officer, IFTF On December 11, 2024 , the Institute for the Future (IFTF) published a study: Oregon 2035: Four Alternative Scenarios on climate change . This alternative futures project w

N O Here's a list of some upcoming online and Rogue Valley in-person eco-spiritual activities that may interest you. Check back, as this post will be updated during November as we get additional information, and a new calendar listing will come out in late November 2025. Don't be intimidated by the scope of this list; choose to participate in just what calls to you. October 22  at 4:00–5:30 p.m. PDT - Center for Christogenesis will have special guests Brian Thomas Swimme a

On November 16, 2023, at 6:00 a.m. PT the Institute For The Future is having a Foresight Talk: Dreams and Disruptions: Gamification for...

"Wake up in a world that is working together to move one billion people across borders. Get ready to pick your new destination." I belong...

On Monday, Dec 12, 2022 at 3 p.m. PST Institute For The Future is offering a free to the public behind-the-scenes look at how New Zealand...

The Institute For The Future (IFTF) had a webinar today on identifying positive signals of change - evidence of the future that we can...

Some conservative, religious people may harken back to an imagined better past like the 1950s, or imagined utopian place like the Garden...

In February 2021, the Institute For The Future (IFTF) Vantage hosted a virtual public convening of climate experts as part of their...

"We need to write a new narrative of climate change action. A narrative that compels, empowers, and attracts people across industries and...

In her 2022 book IMAGINABLE: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything—Even Things That Seem Impossible Today, author Jane...

"Designing Sustainable Futures (DSF) is a practice and a mindset that draws on the power of futures thinking, the creativity of design,...

Futurist Bob Johansen, who was President of The Institute For The Future (IFTF) from 1996 to 2004, says: "We are in a time of...