What Sandforest does and how we do it.

Sandforest does three things

1

Scan for signals

We find emerging signals and meaningful changes in society, technology, the economy, environment, politics and health.

2

Find the meaning

We look closely and pull at threads to unravel and debate the signals that are pushing us towards a probable future.

3

Strategic foresight

We turn signals into colourful but plausible futures that challenge your thinking and help you build resilience.

AI is our strategic work partner. We bring the vision, the imagination, the creativity and the expertise. We use AI to help us scan wider and move faster.

We imagine multiple futures

The futures that could make, break or reshape you are already emerging. We imagine evidence-based futures. Not predictions. Not opinions. A look at how emerging signals could reshape societal conditions.

We apply the Futures Cone

Strategic foresight and provocative futures are built on the Futures Cone, four kinds of future a signal could lead to.

A

Possible futures

Could happen, but it's unlikely.

B

Preferred futures

The future someone's hoping for.

C

Probable futures

Likely to happen if nothing changes.

D

Plausible futures

Could happen, based on today's evidence.

We help you become resilient

We customise plausible futures and apply them to your circumstances. We work backwards across time horizons to show you what you can do to prepare for, alter, speed up or slow down this future before it arrives.

Healthcare example

Ask Sandforest

The future's arriving fast. Will it make, break or shape you? Or will you shape it?

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