====== Foresight Academy ======
Foresight Academy is a cross-industry platform for future-oriented work and customer foresight expertise. Researchers and strategists from brands across ten different industries collaborate on foresight projects to understand the forces shaping futures and how their customers will live in 10 years.

Foresight Academy is a [[hub:partners|founding partner]] of Open Foresight Hub. 

^  Quick Facts  ^^
| Website:  |[[https://www.foresightacademy.com/|Foresight Academy]]   |
| Headquarters:  | Germany   |
|Year Founded:| 2018|
|Lead Agency:| [[https://www.gravity-europe.net/|gravity]] |
| Partner Brands:  | adidas, Allianz, Audi, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Telekom, E.ON. Ferrero, Hornbach, Infineon, McDonald's, Novartis, PepsiCo, Porsche, [[encyclopedia:sap|SAP]], Sonova, Swiss Re |

=====Methodology=====
Foresight Academy's methodology focuses on developing stories and visions of desirable futures. 
Their processes includes six iterative steps:
  - Scope
  - Scan
  - Hypothesize
  - Dialogue
  - Synthesize
  - Transfer

Interviewing Trend Receivers, individuals who perceive changes in a highly sensitive and differentiated manner, is a key step to pick up on weak signals that might be missed otherwise. 

Speculative design is used to visualize research outcomes. 

=====Library Materials=====
[[library:social media trends|Social Media Trends]]\\
[[library:trends in visual aesthetics|Trends in Visual Aesthetics]]\\
[[library:new spirituality|New Spirituality]]\\
[[library:enlightenment 2.0|Enlightenment 2.0]]\\
[[library:Is today's science-fiction tomorrow's science-fact?|Is today's science-fiction tomorrow's science-fact?]]\\

=====Citations=====
https://www.foresightacademy.com/ 

http://www.motivesandfiction.com/

http://www.gamingandforesight.com/


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