Strategic Partnership
Future Agenda
Future agenda is an open think tank and advisory firm that runs the world’s leading open foresight programme
Partnership between Alpha Catalyst and Future Agenda builds Foresight Driven Innovation
Alpha Catalyst and Future Agenda are delighted to announce a new strategic partnership to help organisations develop a clearer view of the future, identify key areas of likely change, and accelerate foresight driven innovation. Bringing over 20 years of insights together this collaboration is set to uncover innovation opportunities across SE Asia with a particular focus on the future of education, work and health.
Identifying emerging issues is vital to long-term sustainability but it presents huge challenges as rapid technological advances, shifting political movements and rising economic powerhouses are driving change at an extraordinary pace. To address this, Alpha Catalyst and Future Agenda have each been sharing insight, challenging assumptions, and using Open Foresight to identify opportunities and make more informed decisions for over two decades. The new partnership allows more organisations, particularly those in emerging economies, to access deeper, richer global insights and develop more robust, future-proof growth strategies.?
Dr Tim Jones, Co-Founder and Programme Director of Future Agenda said, “We are delighted to formally announce our partnership with Alpha Catalyst. Our joined focus will provide a platform that provides all who access it with higher levels of innovation potential. This is important because many of the breakthroughs that we need in the future are likely to emerge at the intersections between different sectors and disciplines. We are looking forward to deepening our SE Asian focus and building on the years of Open Foresight collaboration to highlight regional issues and reveal new global opportunities.”
Dr. Suraya Sulaiman, Innovation Provocateur and Co-Founder of Alpha Catalyst added, “In times of increased global uncertainty, shifts in business model innovation and accelerating technological change, gaining foresight led innovation is key. The ability to curate expert networks has proven to be a defining capability for business.?By marrying Future Agenda insights with the Alpha Catalyst digital innovation and transformation management platform, UVOIS, our partnership will help develop new opportunities and collaborations and open the door to deeper collaborations and richer insights. We are excited to be able to share our trendspotting expertise.?
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Professor John Bessant, Emeritus Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Exeter University commented, “Innovation has never been more essential – but it needs guiding with good roadmaps of the future.?Open Foresight represents a proven and really effective methodology for working with foresight-driven innovation.??It’s great?to see Future Agenda insights being made more widely available in some of the most exciting and innovative markets in the world. The digital expertise that Alpha Catalyst brings will further extend the reach to a wider audience.”
About Future Agenda
Future Agenda is an open-source think tank and advisory firm. It runs the world’s leading open foresight programme, helping organisations to identify emerging opportunities, and make more informed decisions. Future Agenda also supports leading organisations on strategy, growth and innovation. Founded in 2010, Future Agenda has pioneered an open foresight approach bringing together senior leaders across business, academia, NFP and government to challenge assumptions about the next ten years, share an informed view and build robust growth strategies focused on major emerging opportunities. We connect the informed and the influential and help to drive lasting impact.
About Alpha Catalyst
Alpha Catalyst is a boutique transformation and innovation management company that specialises in helping Asian organisations develop and execute their growth strategies through innovation, without compromising on their unique Asian culture and values. It has played a role in strategic country level projects and corporate transformation initiatives. In 2016 it launched UVOIS, Asia’s first digital innovation and transformation management platform, helping organisations tap on the collective intelligence to accelerate innovation and transformation, and?effectively breaking down silos, bureaucracy and overcoming biases.?
Executive Director at ISPIM - The International Society for Professional Innovation Management
2 年Fantastic news - great to see you both working together!
Strategic counsel on foresight, strategy and communications
2 年Am excited to be part of this new chapter for Future Agenda. We have worked closely with Dr Suraya Sulaiman and Azim Pawanchik and their team for a number of years now so formalising the partnership is a natural progression. I look forward to working together to develop a deeper, richer understanding of how change may happen.
Catalysing Innovation in Governments and Businesses I Future-Fit Policy Making I Digital Transformation | Innovation Provocateur | Consultant I Author I Speaker
2 年It is such a great honor to be able to partner Future Agenda in growing the foresight agenda in Asia. Thank you Tim Jones and Caroline Dewing
Founder, thoughtengine
2 年Fabulous to see. Hurrah Future Agenda and Alpha Catalyst!
Future Agenda | Recognised leader in innovation, growth and foresight - helping organisations be ready for the future
2 年Very pleased to see this long term collaboration with Alpha Catalyst in Malaysia taking a bold move forward as Future Agenda builds deeper foresight capability through a strategic partnership. A host of new interesting projects in the mix.