If foresight helps organisations imagine how the future might unfold, its real value lies in how that thinking informs everyday decisions. At TSIC, we draw on established foresight practices in practical, context-specific ways, focusing less on certainty and more on helping teams notice change, test assumptions, and stay adaptive over time.

One place this shows up is in how we frame evaluation questions. Traditional evaluation often looks backwards, asking what worked, for whom, and why. We extend this by exploring how findings might hold up across different future contexts, what new needs could emerge, and which indicators may need to evolve. These future-aware questions help bring evaluation and strategy closer together, supporting ongoing learning rather than fixed conclusions.

Foresight also complements our equity work. For example, the DEI Cube, which explores mission, leadership and power, and programme delivery, helps organisations reflect on their equity journey. When combined with foresight tools such as Causal Layered Analysis or ParEvo, it can encourage deeper consideration of whose perspectives shape decisions today and whose voices may be missing when imagining the future. This often surfaces underlying assumptions or narratives that need attention before more inclusive futures can be meaningfully pursued.

Rather than following a single foresight model, we draw selectively from recognised practices such as scanning, storytelling, scenario development, visioning, and roadmapping. The aim is not to produce a definitive plan, but to help teams navigate complexity with greater clarity and intention. How these elements are combined depends on context, whether we are working in digital rights, economic justice, education, or broader systems change.

Looking ahead, we are continuing to explore how foresight can become a more natural part of how we plan, reflect, and act at TSIC. This includes developing internal prompts, examples, and templates that evolve alongside our practice. For us, foresight does not offer answers about what the future will be, but it does support more grounded, inclusive, and confident decision-making in a world that is constantly shifting.

Learn more about our work here: Future-Literate Impact: Embedding Foresight in Evaluation and Strategy at TSIC