Strategic Foresight Hub
Have you ever asked yourself what kind of a world we might find ourselves thriving in 20 or 30 years from now? Will the unbelievable science fiction of today become the reality of tomorrow? What will [y]our world look like? How will Switzerland evolve? What will the University of the Future look like? How will we be learning? Who will be a student? What will [y]our day-to-day life entail?
ETH Zurich has established the Strategic Foresight Hub based within the Office of the President to deep-dive into the intriguing territory of long-term trends and plausible futures. The Hub’s core mission is to advance a deeper and more profound understanding of how the university, our society and the world at large could evolve in the future. The intent is to look beyond the obvious.
The Strategic Foresight Hub provides the space, guidance, tools and methodologies to all those interested in engaging with “what could be”. The power of strategic foresight lies in its ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders in a creative and non-partisan manner to facilitate new, refreshing perspectives concerning future developments of relevance. The team helps others to reflect upon the implications that various future contexts might carry.
Friends of Foresight
Does the future fascinate you? Are you interested in exploring the fresh perspectives concerning long-term trends and drivers of change our society is facing? Contact us and join the multi-disciplinary community of the “Friends of Foresight” at ETH. The community engages in Foresight Dialogues, or discussions on forward-looking topics, through various events and activities throughout the year.
Foresight 2040: Can you imagine …
The future is fiction: what stories do you tell yourself about our distant tomorrows? Can you imagine our world of 2040?
Foresight 2040 is a collection of thoughts, blogs and essays to challenge our preconceived notions of what the future might hold. It dives into opinions on plausible futures in science and society through the lens of the ETH community members. Please be in touch at if you are interested in working with us on this.