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Strategic Risk Foresight gives your organization the tools to monitor emerging risks, forecast potential disruptions, and make timely adjustments to protect revenue, supply chains, and strategic priorities.

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In a world defined by volatility, resilience starts with foresight. Strategic Risk Foresight helps organizations scan the horizon for emerging threats and disruptions—from climate change and geopolitical instability to shifting consumer expectations and supply chain vulnerabilities.

Imara-IHG’s approach combines global trend analysis, scenario planning, and stakeholder input to help businesses, governments, and nonprofits anticipate change before it hits. We don’t just identify risks—we work with you to understand their implications, assess your exposure, and co-design strategies that turn uncertainty into advantage.

Whether you’re seeking to future-proof your operations, make informed investments, or strengthen cross-sector collaboration, our Strategic Risk Foresight service provides the clarity needed to act decisively.

Do You Need Urgent Support?

If emerging risks are escalating, uncertainty is affecting your decision-making, or you urgently need to understand potential future scenarios, our team can help. We provide rapid foresight support to identify critical threats, assess strategic implications, and help you make informed decisions under pressure.

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Outcomes you can expect

Early identification of emerging risks

Spot potential disruptions before they escalate—using horizon scanning, trend analysis, and scenario planning.

Clear understanding of exposure and impact

Assess how risks affect your operations, partnerships, and reputation—so you can prioritize and prepare effectively.

Adaptive strategies for uncertainty

Co-design flexible, forward-looking strategies that help you respond to change with confidence and agility.

Stronger positioning in volatile markets

Use strategic foresight to guide investments, partnerships, and communications—so you lead with clarity when others react.

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What’s Included

Our Strategic Risk Foresight service helps organizations anticipate disruption and act with clarity. We combine horizon scanning, scenario planning, and stakeholder input to turn uncertainty into strategic advantage. Each engagement is mapped to the fourth stage of our Path to Resilience framework—where insight becomes foresight.

Scope and Structure

We deliver a structured foresight process built around five integrated components that ensure your strategy is informed, adaptive, and future-ready:

Each component is tailored to your sector, geography, and decision-making context—ensuring your foresight is relevant, rigorous, and ready to inform action.

Horizon Scanning & Trend Analysis

Identify emerging risks and global shifts across climate, technology, geopolitics, and social dynamics.

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Risk Exposure Mapping

Assess how identified risks intersect with your operations, partnerships, and strategic priorities.

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Scenario Planning Workshops

Facilitate participatory sessions to explore plausible futures and test strategic responses under uncertainty.

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Strategic Options & Decision Frameworks

Co-design adaptive strategies and decision tools that help you respond to change with confidence and agility.

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Final Foresight Report & Briefing

Deliver a structured report with key risks, scenarios, and strategic recommendations—plus a leadership briefing to support integration.

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Typical Format and Schedule

A standard Strategic Risk Foresight engagement runs 4–6 weeks, depending on the number of stakeholders, geographic scope, and decision-making timelines. Our process is structured in three phases—moving from horizon scanning to scenario design to strategic integration—so your organization can anticipate change and act with clarity.

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Horizon Scanning & Risk Mapping
Weeks 1–2: Analyze global trends, emerging threats, and sector-specific disruptions. Map risk categories and exposure across your operations and partnerships.
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Scenario Planning & Strategy Design
Weeks 3–4: Facilitate scenario workshops with internal and external stakeholders. Co-design adaptive strategies and decision frameworks for high-uncertainty conditions.
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Integration & Strategic Briefing
Weeks 5–6: Deliver final foresight report and facilitate leadership briefing. Support integration into planning, communications, and investment strategies.
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Optional Add-Ons

Cross-Sector Risk Roundtables
Convene partners across sectors to share insights, align strategies, and strengthen collaborative foresight.
Risk Visualization Toolkit
Translate foresight findings into maps, dashboards, and visual briefs for leadership and public communication.
Investment & Policy Alignment
Align foresight insights with budget planning, risk registers, and strategic communications.

Our Leading Experts in this Area

Walter Baethgen, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scientist at Columbia University, Nobel Prize Laureate

Jono Anzalone, Ed.D.

Experienced Educator, Leader, and Humanitarian Professional. Former Head of Disaster and Crisis (International Federation of Red Cross)

Cornelia Walther, Ph.D.

Harnessing AI to bring out the best in and for people and the planet. University of Pennsylvania Fellow.

Charilaos Mertzanis, Ph.D.

Professor of Finance, Abu Dhabi University

Robert Fagan