Who we are
A transformation company.
The future is not a fixed destination. It is a space of possibilities.
At The Future:Project, we combine futures literacy, trend analysis and transformation expertise to explore what is changing — and what these changes mean for people, organisations and society.
Our work connects research with practice. We develop perspectives, models and formats that help organisations navigate uncertainty, recognise emerging opportunities and actively shape the future.
What we do
„Future is the longing for what lies beyond.“
Foresight & Consulting
Whether through workshops, commissioned studies or individual consulting projects: We support organizations in identifying relevant changes early, developing new perspectives and translating them into concrete opportunities for action.
Inspiring Keynotes
Keynotes from our unique network of experts make complex changes understandable, open up new spaces for thinking, and provide inspiration for a world in transition – inspiring, insightful, and focused on concrete opportunities for action.
Future:Academy
Our events combine the latest insights and methods from futures research with exchange, inspiration, and hands-on exploration.
Books
Thoroughly researched and inspiringly told, our high-quality books offer access to the most important future topics of our time.
Beyond – Yearbook for the Future
“Beyond 2027” is a printed yearbook on futures research, bringing together surprising perspectives from leading thinkers and compelling visual features exploring the key developments that will shape the years ahead.
Topics of Beyond 2027
- Hyper Futures
- The True Meaning of Artificial Intelligence
- Beyond Food
- Lostalgia
- Good Trends
- Dronology
- Dreamcore
- The Next Big Thing
- Electrostates vs Petrostates
- … and many more
Future:System
The Future:System is the central thinking model of the Future:Project. The transformative trend system describes social change processes and identifies potentials for companies to shape the future – beyond megatrends.
Contact us
Let’s explore the future together.
Looking for a keynote, workshop, research project or strategic perspective? Tell us what you are working on, what questions you are facing or what kind of future you want to explore. We will get back to you and discuss what we can develop together.
The Manifesto of Humanistic Futurism
An Invitation to the Emerging Future
Humanistic futurists start with the human being. With our weaknesses and strengths, our mistakes and limitations. With our capacity for change and our capacity for wonder.
Humanistic futurists fight for technology and economics that expand human capabilities without replacing or destroying them.
Humanistic futurists do not make predictions. Instead, they create visions of the future that connect people. Because the future is a force of connection through meaning.
Humanistic futurists favor a quiet future, one that emerges within the inner realms of our mental and social worlds.
Humanistic futurists reject a deterministic, predetermined future. They stand for an open future, one we shape ourselves. For thinking and acting in terms of possibilities.
Humanistic futurists discover perspectives on the future in new forms of self-organization, in forward-looking engagement and in the transformative power of love and affection.
The door to the future opens INWARD. Change and transformation begin within ourselves — through changing the way we perceive the world.