products

policies

services

visions

Designing

for the long term.

We’re

designers

that

research.

In particular,

research

the

future —

what it

could

look

like,

and

what

people

want

look

like.

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We helped the University of Edinburgh collaborate with over 400 students, staff and stakeholders to draft a vision and strategy for digital education.

We helped the mental health charity Mind gather in-depth evidence from hard to reach groups of young people about their experiences of and preferences for mental health support.

We helped the charity 2050 Climate Group engage over 50 of its development programme graduates over WhatsApp to build a vision for a sustainable Scotland.

Vision

A Vision for a Climate Positive Scotland

Working with over 50 volunteers to build a participatory vision of a climate positive Scotland

Research, Strategy

Understanding young people’s mental health experiences

Working with young people to understand their experiences and preferences for mental health support

Strategy, Research

Engaging Partners in Programme Development

Facilitating a dialogue between the Edinburgh Futures Institute and potential partners about a series of new programmes.

Here’s our latest blogs, tools and a few things to help you on your futures adventures.

Report

The Andthen Vision Study

A deep dive into visions; what is a vision, how are they used and what's the point of them?

Tool

Unintended Consequences Open Toolkit

This open toolkit will help you to explore the unintended and unexpected consequences of a particular change, and to identify purposeful actions you can take now which preempt future opportunities and disruptions.

Product

"What makes a good vision?" poster

This poster is a list of ‘ingredients’ that we repeatedly saw across our research in effective visions. Order now to receive a copy!

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Resource

Futures Reading List

Our top reads for someone who wants to learn more about our way of thinking and doing.

Experiment

Another Future Board Game

Pushing ourselves to explore new formats, Another Future is a four-player print-and-play board game we developed which is anchored on the values of futures thinking that we care about. Set in the context of a fast approaching climate crisis, each player character has a different vision of how best to address the crisis.

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