The Importance of Future Thinking Exploring preferred and perilous pathways for the future of Midwest agriculture We all make decisions based on our assumptions about the future. We do our laundry assuming we will want clean clothes next week. Retail businesses order products for sale based on how much they... read more →
May 09
May 02
In the Moosehead Region of Maine, community leaders are working with optimism and action in the face of economic and demographic decline to create a prospering place built on their tremendous natural and cultural strengths. Future iQ produced the Moosehead Region Benchmark Report to help Moosehead leaders chart a path... read more →
Feb 10
Last week, our Planning Specialist Marcus Grubbs, spoke with a Master's capstone class at the Humphrey School of Public affairs in which student groups are leading scenario planning processes to help solve clients' real world problems. Marcus gave a presentation titled, "Participatory Scenario-Based Planning, Integrating Data & Visualization," and fielded... read more →
Feb 10
Last week, our Planning Specialist Marcus Grubbs, spoke with a Master's capstone class at the Humphrey School of Public affairs in which student groups are leading scenario planning processes to help solve clients' real world problems. Marcus gave a presentation titled, "Participatory Scenario-Based Planning, Integrating Data & Visualization," and fielded... read more →
Dec 15
When facing an economic shift, it is important that a municipality or region is able to retain its identity. This is important so that the residents of the area to feel comfortable in planning for and transitioning to a new economic model that their home will not become another place.... read more →
Dec 15
Participatory Planning, which emphasizes the involvement of the community within regional or urban planning processes, is becoming increasingly important. We have found, in Future iQ, that participatory planning is integral to all of our projects. Whether we are working with communities in the US, who may have been impacted by... read more →
Dec 15
The Future of Food was produced this year by Future iQ as a foresight research paper examining a range of critical catalysts of change relating to the global food supply chain, and the potential impacts upon human health, the environment and food security. The Future of Food examines what may... read more →
Dec 15
One of the most pressing issues in many regions throughout the Midwestern United States is both the aging and availability of the workforce. These communities face a potential “demographic cliff” as years of declining birth rates, the outmigration of young adults, and the aging of the Baby Boomer generation have... read more →
Oct 10
Future iQ Partners is working with Griffith Foods at next week’s prestigious Global Restaurant Leaders Conference in Dubai next week (http://globalrlc.com). They are presenting an interactive innovation Think Tank forum which will address the Future of Food. What will the future food landscape look like in thirty years? As a... read more →
Oct 07
Future iQ Partners sponsored the 2016 Minnesota American Planning Association Upper Midwest Conference in St. Cloud, the theme being Bridging the Gaps: Building Our Future Together. Future iQ Partners met with many regional and economic development professionals and showcased their Future of Food and Future of Manufacturing thought pieces. In... read more →