PolyFutures - Reimagining Policymaking for Europe

PolyFutures is an invitation to explore how participatory, creative, future-oriented and actionable approaches can inspire better policymaking. Over two days, participants will exchange ideas, share experiences and reflect on how foresight and design approaches are used to inform and transform policymaking.

The term PolyFutures captures a multidimensional, pluralistic vision of the future. It joins poly -meaning many - with futures to emphasise multiple possibilities rather than a single predetermined path. It is both a vision and a practice: a shared space where diverse perspectives: eg. human and non-human, local and global come together to rethink policymaking.

This edition focused on foresight and design for EU policymaking, encouraging participants to look beyond short-term solutions and instead build long-term strategies that anticipate challenges, uncover opportunities and create transformative policies for all current generations and those to come. The PolyFutures event offered a place to experience foresight and design approaches in tangible practices and hands-on experiments. 

In an era of 'polycrisis', PolyFutures offers a counter-narrative: complexity as a source of creativity and radical collaboration, enabling Europe to shape its future with courage and care.