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What we do

We help EU policymakers navigate complex, cross‑cutting issues using a blend of foresight, behavioural insights and design for policy. 

Every collaboration is different, so we co‑design a tailored combination of methods and tools based on your objectives, timeline and resources.  

Whether you need a quick exploratory scan, an in‑depth participatory process or a mixed foresight–behavioural–design journey, we help you choose and adapt the tools that deliver the most value for the policy challenge at hand. 

Our methodologies and tools

Examples of cross-cutting projects

Some thematic areas we work on

  • Technology
    Shape & prioritise tech that serves Europe
  • Risks & preparedness
    Build resilience for the EU
  • Sustainability
    Accelerate green-digital transitions

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farmers of the future: workshop moments
  • News article

A workshop initiating the exploration of the Farmers of the Future, to discuss trends and their impacts towards 2040 regarding farmers’ professional and social roles.

  • 6 min read
EU Policy Lab tags
  • Foresight
post-it from workshop on the future of customs and its actors
  • News article

The process of building scenarios in a foresight exercise and the role of scenarios in a world of uncertainties, going through continuous transformation

  • 6 min read
EU Policy Lab tags
  • Foresight
nine industrial sectors illustrated below, with examples of existent applications and the organisations behind them
  • News article

Blockchain for Industrial Transformations is a forward looking exploration of existing, emerging and potential applications based on Blockchain and other DLTs for industrial / non-financial sectors.

  • 11 min read
EU Policy Lab tags
  • Foresight
colored pencils
  • News article

Citizen engagement, a design challenge? a conversation that re-enacted and summarized very well many contemporary online and offline debates and rants on participatory democracy and citizen engagement

  • 5 min read
EU Policy Lab tags
  • Design for policy
Service map – collaborative mapping session
  • News article

the Commission published “Better regulation for better results – An EU agenda“, a communication on improving “both what the European Union (EU) does, and how it does it“.The document focused on the importance of consulting more and better with all stakeholders, to increase transparency

  • 5 min read
EU Policy Lab tags
  • Design for policy
Fotolia.com, Ref: 134702641, Author: Manfredxy
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This report comes at the end of a yearlong process during which the EU Policy Lab worked with representatives of the non-ferrous metals industry and other associations from this sector, researchers, trade unions and our EU-policy-making colleagues.

  • 3 min read
EU Policy Lab tags
  • Foresight
LAb connections featured image
  • News article

Policy lab in Europe, for Europe. On the 17th and 18th of October 2016 the EU Policy Lab hosted the first meeting of European policy labs. The event was the first opportunity to generate a community of practitioners and policy-makers at several level

  • 5 min read
EU Policy Lab tags
  • Design for policy