Strategically shaping the future
We find the right foresight approach for your sustainable success.
Decide today what matters tomorrow
Why Foresight?
The future is uncertain and that’s why strategic foresight is essential. We design foresight processes that are tailored to your organizational culture and goals leveraging software and AI where needed. Together we create clarity and direction that works today and sets you up for tomorrow.
Strategy Planning
Foresight helps you build resilient strategies that anticipate potential industry disruptions.
Through scenario planning we test strategies like a ‘wind tunnel’ supporting smarter decision-making and risk management.
Equip your team with the skills and tools to anticipate evolving work environments.
Through participatory workshops and futures literacy programs we don’t just teach future thinking we co-create it with your team.
in disruptive markets
industry associations
Foresight empowers associations to strategically shape the future of their sector.
We provide tools like policy radars, economic strategy scenarios and participatory trend assessments by members forstering to develop joint position papers.
Shaping the future
Do you have any questions or would you like to dive right in?
We show you how foresight can work in your organization.
Approaches & Methods
New markets, disruptive trends, dynamic technologies—those who keep an eye on these forces can see opportunities instead of risks. As part of our resilience sparring, we take you by the hand—from analyzing the first signs to developing concrete measures.
Approaches & Methods
Tools for any question about the future
Future resilience grows when organizations spot change early, understand its implications, and take action to shape what comes next. We combine scenario work, trend analysis, horizon scanning, co-creation, and futures literacy training to make that happen.
Each approach has its strengths. We apply them deliberately to reduce risks, identify opportunities, and develop robust strategies. The result is a foresight process that enables you to respond to different future scenarios with agility and confidence.
Analyzing change
- Horizon Scanning
- Trend Studies
- Foresight Radar
- Network analysis
- AI-powered monitoring
Evaluate alternatives
- Exploratory scenarios
- Normative scenarios
- Causal Layered Analysis
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strategies
- Business model analysis
- Wind-Tunneling
- Wild card stress test
- Business Model Canvas
- Roadmaps
Build capabilities
- Futures Literacy Workshops
- AI Futures Assistant
- Learning Journey
- Szenario Sprint
- Serious Games
- Keynotes
Include multiple perspectives
- Delphi studies
- Real-time Delphi
- Futures workshop
- Causal Layered Analysis
- Stakeholder Mapping
- RIP analysis
Foresight Process Design
Every organization, sector and future question is unique such as every foresight project. We tailor processes to your specific needs from a one-time scenario exercise, a pilot for continuous horizon scanning or a full futures literacy learning journey.
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We evaluate the most suitable approach for your future question, your organization, and your sector.
In line with your objectives and parameters, we set up a foresight process that ensures relevant, implementable results—ranging from a one-off ad hoc scenario process to piloting continuous horizon scanning and futures literacy learning journeys.
Start your tailored foresight process and actively shape your company’s future.
AI as a catalyst for strategic foresight
AI in Foresight
The potential of AI is growing every day, so are the challenges. In our foresight processes AI helps analyze vast amounts of data efficiently, augmenting human decision-making. Depending on your needs, we deploy specialized AI agents, model interfaces or custom automated workflows.
Our guiding principle: #KeepingTheHumanInTheLoop.
We never hand over critical decisions to AI alone. Our processes are thoughtfully structured, partially automated and always under human supervision.
Beyond platform development, we are also working on a range of AI applications in the field of foresight.
With the Schaltzeit Scenario Tool, futures can be explored in a playful way. The Custom GPT helps develop complex scenarios and guides users through the process step by step. It combines foresight methods with AI, makes uncertainty tangible, and opens up new perspectives—so different courses of action can be discovered and reflected on.
Interested in exploring AI for your foresight process?
Discover how AI can make your foresight processes more efficient, data-driven, and future-ready. We’ll show you concrete use cases and the potential for your organization.
All-in-one
foresight & innovation platform
Since 2011 we’ve continuously evolved our platform combining AI-driven horizon scanning, participatory trend radars and innovation competitions into a single, integrated tool.
The Digital Future Cockpit
PEACOQ: where foresight comes together
Our Expert Network
We approach foresight holistically by bringing internal experts in foresight, business modeling, AI, facilitation, communications and IT together. We also collaborate with external specialists in markets, disruptive technologies, regulatory change and societal transformation to ensure a truly interdisciplinary perspective.
Codeheroes
Programmers with heart and brain. Always involved in PEACOQ projects, as well as in some of Schaltzeits technically more demanding projects (e.g. networking apps).
DKNXT
They provide daily proof that illustration is to be understood more as a separate language than as an illustration. Can also implement the boring design orders in such a way that the boredom of looking at them disappears.
Advanced Foresight Group
Great brains. The Advanced Foresight Group was co-founded by Schaltzeit. Our competent partners in the field of extended and applied research.
LiveRecords
Rational live streaming company with precise understanding of customer needs. Has, among many other things, given the faithful of Germany's largest Catholic community access to worship services during a global pandemic.
Ellapanther
Brings formidable moving images to Schaltzeit’s projects, from trailer production to interview series and event accompaniment. Great present working partners. How do you say on eBay? Again at any time!
cisLogic
Schaltzeit's reliable main partner in the field of software development. Joint development of the innovation and trend scouting platform PEACOQ for years. On a side note: cis is Latin and means: on this side.
Visit Us!
Our office community in cozy Prenzlauer Berg is a hub of encounters. CisLogic, DKNXT, LiveRecords, and Ellapanther share our co-working space. Drop by for a coffee or join one of our free foresight workshops.
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FAQ
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Traditional management consulting provides solutions to existing challenges. Foresight on the other hand looks ahead. By identifying future trends, risks and opportunities early organizations will be enabled to act proactive and and prepare for challenges before they become reality.
Foresight nutzt systematische Methoden wie Szenarien, Trendanalysen und Simulationen, um mögliche Entwicklungen sichtbar zu machen. So wird der Umgang mit Unsicherheiten zur Chance: Risiken werden kalkulierbar und Chancen nutzbar, auch wenn die Zukunft per Definition noch nicht existiert.