Strategic foresight
Also called: foresight
ELI5
Look for future possibilities so today's choices are less fragile.
Used in conversation
“Strategic foresight should widen options, not pretend to predict.”
Definition
Structured exploration of possible futures, signals and implications to improve present decisions.
Here “Strategic foresight” means: Structured exploration of possible futures, signals and implications to improve present decisions.
Pitch context
You will see “Strategic foresight” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches strategy frameworks & analysis.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret strategy frameworks & analysis without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16