
Futures of Science for Policy in Europe: Scenarios and Policy Implications
Insight Foresight Institute participated in the Foresight on Demand consortium studying “Futures of Science for Policy in Europe: Scenarios and Policy Implications”. The study developed key trends shaping the future of science-for-policy ecosystems in the European Union, analyzing challenges and opportunities arising from the growing role of scientific advice in public decision-making. The work was […]

Futures of Using Nature in Rural and Marine Europe in 2050: Scenarios and Policy Implications
The CEO of Insight Foresight Institute, Totti Könnölä, coordinated this project of the Foresight on Demand consortium. The project explored transformative scenarios for Europe’s rural and marine areas in 2050, examining their implications for current R&I policy across four critical dimensions: (i) Economy and technology, (ii) Demographics, lifestyles and values, (iii) Governance, and (iv) Environmental […]

Futures of Green Skills and Jobs in Europe in 2050: Scenarios and Policy Implications
Insight Foresight Institute participated in the project “Futures of Green Skills and Jobs in Europe in 2050: Scenarios and Policy Implications”. The report examined the transformative impact of the green transition on the EU labour market, alongside digitalisation and automation, through a set of future scenarios for green technological leadership and socio-techncal transitions in Europe.

Futures of Innovation and Intellectual Property Regulation in 2040: Scenarios and Policy Implications
Insight Foresight Institute participated in the project “Futures of Innovation and IP Regulation 2040”. The project explored how evolving dimensions of innovation could reshape intellectual property regimen by 2040 and their societal impacts, with a focus on implications for European research and innovation policy.

Futures of Food Consumption in 2035 in Europe: On Sustainability, Health and Technology
Insight Foresight Institute (IFI) is a partner of the Consumer Observatory of the EIT Food, supported by the European Union. The Consumer Observatory is considered Europe’s central hub for current and future consumer insights on agrifood topics. IFI coordinated a foresight exercise that explored the future of food consumption and the agrifood ecosystem in Europe in […]

Scenarios on Accelerating Transitions towards Regenerative Economy
Insight Foresight Institute’s CEO Totti Könnölä, alongside Carlo Sessa and Daniel Cassolà, led the Case Study of the project S&T&I 2050 conducted by the Foresight on Demand consortium for the European Commission DGRTD. The Case Study, called “Accelerating transitions to regenerative economy”, explored how to support the socio-economic transformation of production and consumption systems towards […]

European R&I Foresight and Public Engagement for Horizon Europe
Insight Foresight Institute coordinated this Foresight on Demand project for DG RTD. It aimed at providing timely foresight intelligence and forward-looking policy briefs to the European Commission for purposes of R&I policy on the following topics: Futures of Civic Resilience Futures of Green Skills and Jobs Futures of innovation and IP regulation Futures of Science […]
Futures of Civic Resilience in Europe – 2040: Scenarios and Policy Implications
Insight Foresight Institute participated in the Foresight on Demand consortium studying “Futures of Civic Resilience in Europe – 2040: Scenarios and Policy Implications”. The study developed a policy brief exploring four possible future scenarios for 2040 and their implications for current decision-making. Also, recommendations for R&I policy measures were defined to address any given social […]
Foresight on Hydrogen Economy – Envisioning a Radical Alternative
The CEO of Insight Foresight Institute, Totti Könnölä, participated in the foresight exercise on the future of hydrogen economy within the project “Foresight for the 2nd Strategic Plan of Horizon Europe (2024-2027)” conducted by the Foresight on Demand Consortium”, alongside Ullrich Lorenz, Rainer Quitzow, Peter Lund, Elisabeth Dütschke and Anne Kantel, Corina Murafa, and Mike Parr. […]
Foresight Case Study on Land Use Futures in Europe and Beyond
Insight Foresight Institute’s CEO Totti Könnölä, alongside Philine Warnke, led a Case Study, called “Land Use Futures” which explored how a strong focus on ecosystem flourishing could change the current thinking about land use competition. The study was part of the Foresight on Demand project ‘S&T&I for 2050: Science, Technology and Innovation for Ecosystem Performance […]