DeGroote School of Business
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Focus Areas

Connection. Curiosity. Commitment to Action.

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What Makes Foresight Lab Special

At the Foresight Lab, we believe shaping the future requires more than ideas — it demands connection, curiosity, and a commitment to action. Building on our mission to develop future-ready leaders and organizations, we integrate three core focus areas — collaborative network, interdisciplinary research, and executive development — to drive innovation, foster resilience, and empower people with tools to anticipate disruption, lead change with integrity, and create positive future outcomes for their organizations and communities.

Shaping the Future Through Foresight


The Foresight Lab is an engagement platform designed for business, government, academia, and civil society who wish to better understand and prepare for the long-term, interdependent and often unpredictable dynamics of change that will shape the world in the years ahead. Through an array of insightful and practical learning activities, members will be able to:

  • Make better sense of the disruptive potential that forces of change will have on people, industries, governments, and societies
  • Spark imaginative and realistic future visions that aim to achieve positive outcomes
  • Become competent practitioners of strategic foresight and change leadership methodologies
  • Develop the skills and mindsets exhibited by resilient leaders of change
  • Network with and learn from like-minded peers
  • Test ideas and compare future strategies across industries.

Most profound discoveries happen at the intersection of knowledge. Through interdisciplinary research activities, the Foresight Lab explores the critical long-term issues and forces shaping the future of Canada and the world at large, and provide valuable insights on emerging threats and opportunities through:

  • Member-consensus horizon scans
  • Member-consensus green papers and scenario outlooks
  • Foresight-in-action case studies
  • Technology disruptor summaries

The Foresight Lab, in partnership with DeGroote Executive Education, delivers programs focused on futures thinking and change readiness, cultivating a futurist mindset — one that embraces change, envisions possibilities, and shapes outcomes.


Have questions or want to learn more?

We’d love to hear from you. Reach out to connect with the Foresight Lab team and explore how you can get involved.