Long-range planning capability and capacity is essential for business survival and sustainability. Whereas strategic planning is the dominant planning paradigm at present, the growing complexity and uncertainty in the social and business environment demands that shareholders, management and employees are kept abreast of key trends and developments, not only in the present but in the medium to long-term future. Foresight is the established transdisciplinary methodology for creating sustainable long-range plans in an inclusive manner.

Foresight seeks, first to establish the mental models of the key role players within the organization, and then explore the internal and transactional environment using various scanning tools and methodologies. This assessment provides an overview of the internal climate not only within the organization but also within the minds of the different players in the organization. Here, we offer a brief definition of foresight.

Foresight Strategies is led by a team of trained foresight facilitators all graduates of the COFISA Programme, an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology in collaboration with the Finnish Futures Research Centre. The lead consultant, Mphathi Nyewe is a graduate of the Stellenbosch Futures Research Centre.

The company assists private companies, state-owned enterprises, government departments and other organisations in the facilitation of strategic planning processes.

Our approach to strategic planning is foresight driven and seeks to engage senior and middle management in Strategic Conversations and Environmental Scanning prior to any engagement.

The company works in collaboration with strategic partners in South Africa and abroad depending on the needs and requirements of each client. Our research services complement our overall mission of providing foresight capacity that enables strategic and market insights that support the mission and vision of our clients.

Our professional team is comprised of qualified researchers each with more than 20 years of experience in social, marketing and industry research.

We provide quantitative and qualitative research services to both public and private sector clients. The company operates through a wide network of fieldworkers throughout South Africa. Key focus areas include;

• Socio-economic Surveys

• Stakeholder Attitude and Perception Studies

• Customer Satisfaction Surveys

• Market and Project Feasibility Studies

• Climate Surveys

• Impact assessment studies

A great deal of the services rendered by Foresight Strategies bring the company and its clients in closer engagement with both internal and external stakeholders.

Communications is an integral part of every foresight, scenario planning and research project. In complementing our multiple and diverse interventions, the company provides communication strategy development services in the following areas;

• Public Awareness Campaigns

• Corporate Communications

• Educational Campaigns

• Investor Relations, inclusive of broad based empowerment shareholders

• Government Communications

• Management of Public Participation Processes

Our communication expertise has been demonstrated in numerous communication strategies developed for clients in the private sector, public sector and non-governmental organizations.

Our facilitation services extend beyond planning and research into implementation of the approved planning and research outputs. Relationship building between companies with synergistic relations, employers and business owners where equity participation is seen as a BBBEE imperative as well as strategic sourcing of suppliers. Along with our legal professional partners, we draft the appropriate legal documents inclusive of partnership agreements, share sale agreements, service level agreements, trust deeds and memorandums of incorporations.