About us: experts in foresight
We help organisations navigate a rapidly changing world. With scenario analysis, trend research and strategic vision building, we lay the foundations for tomorrow.
What we do
For us, the future is not fixed; we shape it together. Through interactive courses and strategic workshops, we help professionals and teams explore the future systematically. We provide practical tools to analyse trends and make impactful decisions today.
Our approach is stimulating and immediately applicable. No dry theory, but active learning sessions in which we sharpen your strategic thinking and prepare your organisation for the world of tomorrow.
Our methodology
- Scenario planning & trend analysis
- Interactive practical sessions
- Directly applicable tools
- Experienced guidance
Our methods
We use proven, structured methodologies to help organisations navigate uncertainty, limit risks and proactively set a course for the future. Besides methods, our courses also focus on group dynamics and human resistance to change in long-term issues.
Scenario planning
Systematically exploring and designing different plausible futures to increase strategic flexibility.
Roadmapping
Charting a concrete strategic roadmap and the steps needed to achieve, or avoid, a desired long-term goal.
Trend analysis
Analysing and researching structural patterns of change that affect the sector or the organisation.
Horizon scanning
Detecting and monitoring weak signals early, such as emerging technologies and societal developments.
Three Horizons
A strategic framework for analysing innovation and transformation across the short, medium and long term.
Wild Cards
Analysing unlikely but high-impact events to test organisational resilience.
About Silke
My approach is people-centred, interactive and analytically strong. I believe the best foresight studies are built together with stakeholders. Whether it concerns strategic transformations or creative co-creation sessions, I bring the right energy and insights to the table. I always put the question first and look for the right method to fit it. I do not sell off-the-shelf solutions.
As a driven futurist and strategic adviser, I have been helping organisations for more than 15 years to get a grip on the complex challenges of tomorrow. With a sharp eye for societal trends and technological developments, I not only design relevant future scenarios but also translate them into concrete, action-oriented plans.
Expertise & Collaborations
- Trend research and scenario planning for the public and private sector
- Strategy guidance for municipalities, housing associations and innovation labs
- Design and facilitation of future-oriented (co-creation) workshops
Influential advice and training
A selection of public and private clients, combined with an overview of publications.
Clients: advice and training
- European Parliament
- Ministry of Social Affairs
- Province of Overijssel
- Municipality of Utrecht
- Océ Printers
- Social Insurance Bank
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry of Defence
Publications (click for the link)
- 2014 – Horizon Scan 2050
- 2015 – From autonomous robots to salty potatoes
- 2016 – Grip on the Future
- 2016 – Precision Agriculture Farming in Europe
- 2016 – Big Data: the domain of the accountant of the future
- 2018 – Disruptive futures: Breakthrough technologies
- 2018 – Looking ahead to 2050
- 2019 – Bioprinters, raw material roundabouts and brainternet
- 2019 – The future at stake (serious game)