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The world's top foresight leaders

The Futures Authority's inaugural selection of the world's leading foresight leaders, chosen by the founding chair against published criteria. An independent panel scoring process begins with the next edition, and there is never a public vote.

Edition 2026Updated quarterly
Selected against published criteriaConflicted judges recuseNo public vote, no paid placement
The world's top foresight leaders
1
Roger Spitz
Disruption strategy; Disruptive Futures Institute
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2
Daniel Burrus
Anticipatory method; Flash Foresight
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3
Sohail Inayatullah
Causal Layered Analysis; UNESCO chair in futures
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4
Rene Rohrbeck
The corporate-foresight maturity model
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5
Jerome Glenn
The Millennium Project
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6
Mathew Burrows
Author of the US Global Trends reports
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7
Riel Miller
Futures literacy; former UNESCO head of foresight
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8
Andy Hines
Foresight academic, University of Houston
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9
Peter Bishop
Foresight educator; Teach the Future
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Questions about the ranking

How are the world's top foresight leaders ranked?

An independent panel scores each nominee against published criteria covering the originality, influence and durability of their work. There is no public vote, and no placement is ever for sale.

How do I get on the index?

Anyone can be nominated, including yourself. The panel assesses every nomination against the same criteria. Entry is open; rank is earned by the work, never bought.

How is this different from other guru or thinker lists?

It is judged by an independent panel rather than decided by public voting, conflicted judges recuse, and every entry links to a way to book that person. Credibility over popularity.

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