Institute For The Future

Who owns your future?

We need to change the way we think about the future—from figuring out who is right about what will happen, to using a place that does not yet exist to...

Podcast: Borders and belonging

Few issues hit more of an emotional chord, or an emotional nerve than those around borders and belonging, immigration and...

Ten-Year Forecast 2017: Geographies of Transition

Join us in 2017 as we navigate the business landscape of the next decade and map the quickly-shifting boundaries of our organizations, industries, and...

Technology Horizons Fall 2016 Member Retreat: When Everything is Media

Technology Horizons members join IFTF for the Fall Research Retreat, New Experiences of Ambient Communications: When Everything is Media, on November...

Nov 2 Book Talk: Brian Christian - Algorithms to Live By

IFTF is honored to host Brian speaking about Algorithms to Live By on Wednesday, November 2 at 5:30 pm. Join us as we dig deeper into the computer...

Podcast: Rule Britannia

Is Britain's decision to free itself of EU control about sovereignty, identity or something else entirely? It's complicated, and often not in the ways...

IFTF Uncovers Seven New Worker Archetypes of the On-Demand Economy

IFTF releases a new report aimed at gaining a deeper understanding of a new breed of worker in order to create a system that ensures a workable future...

Technology Horizons 2017 Research: Toward an Internet of Actions

Ubiquitous networking has transformed cyberspace into a pervasive layer atop our physical reality. Meanwhile, the emerging Internet of Things promises...

Podcast: Who are 'we'?

People have been moving around, and borders have been shifting around, for as long as there have been people. Who gets to say who belongs, and who...

Sept 29: David Rolf on the New Minimum Wage

Join us Sept 29 for a lunch conversation with David Rolf on the future of the labor movement in the U.S. David is president of SEIU 775 in Seattle and...

Meet Mike Zuckerman: Secret aid worker + IFTF Fellow

Institute for the Future is pleased to announce that Mike Zuckerman is joining our community as an IFTF Fellow. Mike is a self-described culture...

To Expand Your Thinking, Explore the History of Your Industry

Professionals tend to see the operational structure of their institutions as reflections of the natural state of things. From their vantage point, new...

Join us! Counterfactual Cuisine: A night with the Center for Genomic Gastronomy

Join IFTF's Food Futures Lab for our next Edible Futures event on October 12, featuring artists from the Center for Genomic Gastronomy. We'll explore...

Podcast: Propaganda Primer for Post-War on Terror America

Propaganda, American Style: A Khrushchev's Perspective on the aftermath of 9/11.

Join IFTF for Co-Creating the Future of Our City: Cultural Prosperity in Oakland

Cities are where we face the future first. How will we shape the #FutureOfOurCity? Join us Sept 27 at 6:30PM in Oakland for Co-Creating the Future of...

Food Futures Lab Hosts Expert Workshop

Recently the Food Futures Lab convened a diverse group of experts to participate in a half-day workshop to explore the future of human-food...

Podcast: Fab Labs, Fab Cities, & India becoming an Internet of Things hub

Aiming to help everyone make almost anything, Fab Labs have opened around the world, and Fab Cities are taking the movement...

IFTF at New Harvest 2016: Beef, Pork, and Chicken from Cell Culture

In July, IFTF joined leading global experts in tissue engineering to discuss the future of cultured beef, pork, and chicken, and the impact on the...

Imagine the Future of Lagos

IFTF is partnering with Imisi 3D, a virtual reality creation lab, to host a public workshop on the future of Lagos on August...

From Apples to Apples to Oranges: Tech Disruption in Traditional Industries

Recently, Unilever acquired Dollar Shave Club, a direct-to-consumer men’s hygiene company, for $1 Billion. This might seem like another day, another...

China: One of the World's Great Maker Countries

IFTF Research Fellow Mary Kay Magistad released the latest installment of her Whose Century Is It podcast series on August 11. The episode delves into...

Jane McGonigal at Aspen Ideas Festival 2016

Thinking about the far-off future isn’t just an exercise in intellectual curiosity. It’s a practical skill that, as new research reveals, has a direct...

News from the Future: Aug 2016 Newsletter

Marina Gorbis: Envisioning and making the future must be a massively public endeavor. IFTF is motivated by the belief that everyone needs to be part...

Future of Food Experiences at the Masumoto Family Farm

Nikiko Masumoto, organic farmer and agrarian artist, is an IFTF 2016 Future for Good Fellow. Together with Nikiko, we at IFTF are envisioning the role...