ORGANIZATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Future Foresight Organizational Certification
Certify your organization’s structured capability to sustain growth through foresight and scenarios.
A GIMI-IAOIP Future Foresight Certified Organization is a corporation, SME, NGO, non-profit, or governmental entity with structured capabilities to sustain growth through foresight and scenarios, assessed on the S4Futures framework with uncertainty at its core.
4
Maturity levels
S4
S4Futures framework
ISO+
Aligned to ISO 56000
Evidence
Evidence-based foresight
OVERVIEW
Build foresight into how you grow.
Certify your organization’s structured capability to anticipate change and turn it into strategy, built on evidence-based foresight.
The Future Foresight Organizational Certification recognizes organizations with structured capabilities to sustain growth through foresight and scenarios. It assesses organizational maturity using the S4Futures framework, emphasizing evidence-based future foresight with uncertainty at its core.
It complements the Organization Innovation Certification, certifying how well your organization anticipates change and turns it into strategy.
AT A GLANCE
- ✓ Built on the S4Futures framework
- ✓ Four pillars: Scope, Scan, Scenarios, Strategy
- ✓ Certified across four maturity levels
- ✓ Evidence-based, with uncertainty at its core
- ✓ Complements the Organization Innovation Certification
For corporations, SMEs, NGOs, non-profits, and government entities.
WHAT WE EVALUATE
The four S4Futures pillars.
SCOPING & DESIGNING
Framing the foresight challenge and designing the approach.
SCANNING & SCREENING
Detecting trends, weak signals, and drivers of change.
SCENARIOS & FORESIGHT
Building rigorous, evidence-based scenarios under uncertainty.
STRATEGY & INNOVATION
Turning foresight into strategy and innovation decisions.
MATURITY LEVELS
Certified across four levels.
From foundational scenario practice to a dedicated foresight function led from the top.
MANAGEMENT
Proficient
Foundational phase with partial scenario integration.
MANAGEMENT
Master
Clear internal responsibilities and strategic analysis of change drivers.
LEADERSHIP
Proficient
Advanced integration linking metrics with foresight projects.
LEADERSHIP
Master
Dedicated foresight department with senior leadership involvement.
HOW IT WORKS
A four-step certification path.
Initiation
Initial contact and calendar agreement.
Submission & Analysis
Documentation review and stakeholder interviews.
Report & Evaluation
Auditor assessment and maturity scoring.
Certification
Official award and certificate issuance.
WATCH
Innovation, from the people who practice it.
Talks from the GIMI Think Tank, our weekly forum where innovation leaders share methods, standards, and real-world practice.
Ready to certify your foresight capability?
Demonstrate formalized, uncertainty-based strategic planning across your organization.