Our Expertise
❋ Futures
Building Brand Authority.
We work with organisations to turn insight into thought leadership that shapes category conversations, strengthens credibility and attracts new audiences. From futures-led research to flagship reports and narratives, this work helps organisations move from expertise to authority.
❋ Futures Reports
Bespoke futures playbooks, tailored to clients’ sector, strategic ambitions, and audience- designed to be shared amongst internal teams, and wider external audiences.
❋ Futures Masterclasses
Structured, insight-led learning experiences that equip teams with the frameworks and language to navigate change. Filmed or live, they translate complex future shifts into clear strategic understanding and actionable direction.
❋ Futures Workshops
Interactive, outcome-led sessions that move thinking forward. Using strategic foresight, co-creation and structured tools, we help teams interpret change, challenge assumptions and translate insight into practical roadmaps.
❋ Futures Forums
Curated conversations and expert-led briefings designed to provoke meaningful strategic dialogue. Drawing on diverse perspectives and emerging signals, these sessions help organisations expand their thinking and position themselves as forward-looking leaders.
“With increasing technological advancement and unprecedented change, the future can often be uncertain. Each of our clients have unique needs which will allow them to navigate change and move at pace. All are united in their desire to build confidence in their decisions, understand what’s coming next, and make sense of complexity in a way that feels clear, relevant, and actionable.”
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Clear direction builds confident organisations, and our work creates both. We see thought leadership as a brand asset.
Futures Reports
Our reports are grounded in strategic thinking and powerful foresight
Every report is built from the ground up, shaped by the realities of the category, the pressures facing the organisation, and the questions leadership teams are actively grappling with. This ensures the work feels intentional and relevant.
Report Writing
Primary Research: Depth Interviews
Cross-Sector Analysis
Research Analysis & Synthesis
Cultural Insight
Horizon Scanning
Futures Workshops
Our workshops combine foresight research with interactive frameworks to stress-test strategy, uncover opportunity spaces and build aligned roadmaps. Every session is built around real business decisions, not an abstract trend discussion.
FutureBack Workshops
Design Sprints
Co-creative Challenges
Scenario Planning
Innovation Pipeline
Strategic Roadmapping
Futures Forums
We curate and host futures forums that bring together senior leaders, industry voices and cross-sector experts. Blending strategic insight with moderated discussion, these sessions surface emerging perspectives and translate them into clear strategic implications.
Live Events
Talks & Symposiums
Roundtables
Webinars
Trend Briefings
Industry Insight Pannels
Futures Masterclasses
We design and deliver insight-led masterclasses that unpack the shifts shaping your sector and translate them into strategic implications. Structured and practical, each session equips teams with frameworks they can apply immediately.
Mini Series
Podcasts
Research Deep-Dive
Innovation Mapping
Leadership Conversations
AI & Innovation Spotlight Sessions
Featured collaborations
Oracle NetSuite: Futures 2026
Oracle NetSuite: Retail Futures Playbook
Henley Business School: Redefining Leadership in the Age of AI
Oracle NetSuite: Hospitality Futures Masterclass
Henley Business School: Leadership Futures
Capri Holdings: The Future of Luxury
Design for Better Forum: London Design Festival
The Great Rewiring: How Human Thought is Evolving in the Age of Intelligence
What we deliver
❋ Strengthened Brand Authority
❋ Increased Engagement with Senior Decision-makers
❋ Elevated Brand Positioning
Frequently Asked Questions
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Our bespoke futures reports have been used to form board-level strategic decisions, help leadership teams align around a shared narrative, and provide a clear foundation for keynote talks and internal conversations. While every report is different, the ambition is consistent: clarity, confidence and future-thinking.
The result is a shared point of reference that supports alignment, strengthens leadership communication, and enables more decisive action. It becomes a strategic asset that continues to deliver value long after its launch.
Bespoke futures reports are powerful tools for both thinking and influence, combining the rigour of foresight with the careful craft of storytelling and design. And that’s what allows them to have a true, lasting impact.
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Our futures workshops support ambitious brands, innovation teams, and transformation leaders who need clarity, alignment, and momentum.
Across our case studies, workshops have led to outcomes such as clarified future positioning, new innovation pipelines, strengthened internal alignment, and renewed confidence in long-term strategy.
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Rather than passively reviewing emerging signals, our workshops are interactive and outcome-led. We combine curated foresight with structured frameworks, collaborative exercises and strategic challenge, helping teams interpret what change means for their specific context.
The focus is not on trends for their own sake, but on implications. What should you prioritise, where should you invest, and what needs to shift? The result is shared clarity and tangible next steps, not just awareness.
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A masterclass is a structured, insight-led session designed to explore a specific theme through a strategic lens. It brings together foresight research, cross-sector analysis and cultural insight to create a clear framework for understanding what is changing and why it matters.
Delivered as a curated series, each masterclass is designed to be both thought-provoking and practical. It becomes a strategic tool for decision-making, challenging assumptions, building shared language and equipping teams with the perspective and confidence to act.
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Yes, absolutely. Our futures workshops are designed to work effectively in virtual, in-person and hybrid formats.
We use carefully structured digital tools and interactive frameworks to ensure remote sessions remain collaborative and outcome-led. The format may adapt, but the objective remains the same: aligned thinking and practical next steps.
Remote delivery often allows us to bring together broader teams and diverse perspectives, without compromising depth.
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Our work spans a broad range of sectors including retail, luxury, fashion, wellness, food and beverage, hospitality, education, technology and professional services. We have partnered with both global brands and growing organisations to support strategy, innovation, and brand evolution.
This range is intentional. We bring a cross-sector lens to every brief, allowing ideas, insights and signals from one category to inform another. It is often within that cross-pollination that the most distinctive and forward-thinking strategies emerge.
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We’ve partnered with global brands and ambitious growth organisations across retail, luxury, wellness, education and technology. Our work has included collaborations with organisations such as Oracle NetSuite, Holland & Barrett, Capri Holdings, Adidas, Vans, British Airways, Boots and Veolia.
What unites them is a shared ambition to think long-term and act with clarity. From established global players to evolving category leaders, we support organisations looking to strengthen their strategic direction and position themselves as forward-thinking authorities within their sector.
Our latest thoughts & ideas…
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A Deeper Look: Retail Futures, Tomorrow’s Vision.
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