Eyes to look at the future

Foresight explores long-term futures and creates shared visions for policy-making.
The Competence Centre on Foresight supports EU policy-making by providing strategic and future-oriented input, developing an anticipatory culture inside the European Commission, continuously experimenting and developing different methods and tools to make foresight practically useful for decision-making processes.
Find out more about our tools, explore our latest publications and join our community on the Competence Centre on Foresight website.
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Future-oriented policymaking is not about "predicting” what comes next, but an approach that equips institutions to look beyond immediate pressures, actively explore alternative futures, and develop policies that are robust, inclusive, and adaptable.
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The Signal Cards come out of the ESPAS Horizon Scanning activity, in which we present and analyse emerging trends, technologies or generally signs of new which we identified through the horizon scanning process.
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Here is a sneak peek into some of the results of the scoping phase which has yielded valuable insights and lessons that could shape the future of policymaking in Europe.
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Neurotechnology is a rapidly emerging field. Our mission started as an exploration of neurotechnology and identifying questions it might raise for policymakers.
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A new tool for policymakers helps to explore the effects of polycrisis on their policy area
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New year, New Commission – and getting to know foresight
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We've just launched the process to design the next EU Strategy on Intergenerational Fairness. Found out more about how we did it.
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Foresight, it seems to be on everyone’s lips these days. But what is it exactly? And more importantly, how can policymakers use it in their daily work? This is why we designed a "menu" to help guide you through the options.
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What would you do if your employment contract required you to wear a device that measured your attention levels, compared your remote working attention with that in the office and made suggestions about when you should take breaks?
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On 21 September, the EU Policy Lab had the honour of hosting an event on the topic of Risks on the Horizon at the UN Summit of the Future in New York. The event focused on the role of foresight in the field of risk management.
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