

FIF Series EP 37 - Introducing the Futures Operating System
We introduce the Futures Operating System (FOS), a structured framework designed to embed futures thinking into organizational decision-making, strategy, and daily operations.
• Most organizations struggle with foresight not from lack of good ideas but from having no system to apply them consistently
• Three major roadblocks prevent effective foresight: treating it as an event rather than a system, lacking structured processes to turn insights into action, and allowing short-term pressures to override long-term thinking
• A Futures Operating System is a structured, repeatable system that ensures signals from the future aren't just observed but acted upon
• The FOS performs three key functions: integrating foresight into decision-making, providing continuous environmental scanning, and creating a repeatable foresight-to-action process
• Organizations without structured foresight processes risk missing early signals of disruption, making reactionary decisions, and failing to identify hidden opportunities
• Next episode will break down the six core components of the Futures Operating System
Look at your own organization, team, or career. Where do future insights currently go? Do you have a structured foresight-to-action process in place? If not, where does futures thinking get lost?
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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/think-forward-conversations-with-futurists-innovators-and-big-thinkers/id1736144515
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0IOn8PZCMMC04uixlATqoO
Web: https://thinkforward.buzzsprout.com/
Thank you for joining me on this ongoing journey into the future. Until next time, stay curious, and always think forward.