A complex world and a culture of ease
In a recent Helsingin Sanomat Vision article (2.3.2026), five thinkers were asked what the world might look like five years from now. Ellen Haaslahti, Executive Director of Operaatio Arktis, [...]
Setting and monitoring goals is basic-level work. Except it’s not
Companies easily fall into common pitfalls 🔴 Goals remain too abstract 🔴 Goals do not align with the strategy, and they lead to doing the wrong things 🔴 Goals are locked in for a year and do not [...]
Futures Intelligence: Discontinuities, Emerging Issues, and Weak Signals
In the realm of market intelligence and foresight, a critical focus lies in being vigilant to changes in the environment. This vigilance enables practitioners to identify transformative [...]
Categories and Scenarios as Tools for Futures Intelligence
Futures Intelligence is actionable knowledge derived from foresight methods and futures studies, designed to help understand potential future developments and their impacts. Unlike traditional [...]
What is meant by Future Foresight?
Foresight refers to a systematic, future-oriented process aimed at understanding future probabilities, drivers of change, and possible alternatives, as well as designing strategies and [...]
🍀 Profitable Growth 🍀 – how do we achieve it (this time)?
In October, Steven ter Horst spoke at a BoardmanGrow event at Epicenter in Helsinki about growth and accelerating it. From an outside perspective, Finnish companies often appear modest and [...]