Mechanism for rapid policy foresight

Foresight on Demand

Rapid, reliable foresight support for European policy-making

FoD provides horizon scanning, rapid evidence synthesis, and scenario building to help policy teams respond to emerging risks, crises, and strategic challenges.

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How FoD helps

Rapid evidence synthesis
Scenario design & stress tests
Expert facilitation

Policy focus

Supports the European Commission with timely, actionable foresight insights.

7+ Consortium partners

Multi-year Framework contract

EU-wide Policy impact

Core capabilities

Horizon Scanning

Track weak signals, emerging technologies, and shifting societal needs to anticipate change.

Rapid Analyses

Provide concise evidence syntheses and targeted foresight inputs when time is critical.

Scenario Building

Develop plausible futures to stress-test strategies and inform resilient policy choices.

Strategic Dialogues

Facilitate expert engagement that translates foresight insights into actionable steps.

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Currently Active Projects

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Publications & Reports

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Established by the European Commission, Foresight-on-Demand is a mechanism to respond to the demand for quick inputs to policy-making by drawing on the best available foresight knowledge.

FoD aims at offering the European Commission services with timely and effective support related to crisis situations, emerging risks, and policy challenges.

Among others, FoD will include

scanning and synthesis of foresight literature and data sources, including horizon scanning,
rapid foresight data collection and analysis,
scenario building, and
combinations of the above.

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