Anticipate Change | Shape the Future
Research, tools, and learning to help association leaders prepare for what’s next.
The future of associations is being shaped by accelerating technological, workforce, economic, and societal change. ASAE ForesightWorks helps association leaders understand the external forces shaping their organizations, connect those changes to strategic decisions, and build more future-ready organizations.
What’s New
NEW DRIVER
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Explore how changing patterns of trust, belonging, participation, and AI-mediated interactions are reshaping professional communities.
UPDATED RESEARCH
Updated Drivers of Change and new resources
Drivers of Change are regularly updated to reflect emerging developments and new evidence-helping your organization stay ahead of change.
COMING SOON
ForesightWorks Strategist
An AI-powered experience that connects your organization’s strategic questions with ForesightWorks research.
ForesightWorks Resources
Drivers of Change
Research-based insights into the external forces shaping the future of associations.
ASAE ForesightWorks Essentials Collection
A curated collection of foundational Drivers of Change and practical resources designed to help associations apply foresight to decisions.
Certificate in Association Strategic Foresight
Build the knowledge and skills to apply foresight across your organization.
Analysis Sessions
Collaborate with peers to exploring issues and strategic implications.
Why ForesightWorks?
Understand emerging change
Strengthen strategic planning
Support board discussions
Explore future scenarios
Make more future-focused decisions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is foresight?
A structured process for discerning, analyzing, and acting on potential futures. To learn more about foresight processes and how associations can use them, Download the free guide: Why Associations Need Foresight (PDF)
What is ASAE ForesightWorks?
ASAE ForesightWorks is a forward-looking, comprehensive research initiative designed to assist associations in scanning their environment for strong, weak, and emerging drivers of change. The initiative provides action briefs that summarize drivers of change identified in the research and tools to help association leaders envision and plan for the future.
What is an action brief?
An action brief is a four-page resource of key information about a driver of change. Each action brief provides a summary description of that driver of change as well as insights on timing, strategic questions, action steps, and keywords for continued reading. The briefs provide broad information that will enable you to conduct more relevant planning and exploration specific to your association or industry.
What’s the best way to use the action briefs?
The ASAE ForesightWorks User’s Guide is a valuable resource for those who would like more structure for using the action briefs. It can be particularly helpful if you are new to foresight practices or if you are working with a group, such as a board or staff team. The PDF version of the guide is included in the Complete Collection.
Are there restrictions on how I can use these resources?
The ASAE ForesightWorks Action Brief License allows for the use of the action briefs by staff and board members of a single organization. If you have plans to use ASAE ForesightWorks materials beyond that licensed use, please contact books@asaecenter.org