About Us
Visioning is the art and science of creating the future.
The Centre for Future Studies (CFS) is a strategic futures consultancy enabling organisations to anticipate and manage change in their external environment. It was founded in 1996 by Dr. Frank Shaw and has gained international recognition for its incisive analysis and innovative contributions to futures thinking.
Our foresight work involves research and analysis across the spectrum of political, economic, social and technological themes. We translate raw information into insightful knowledge and work with clients to build relevant understanding and implications for actionable decision making.
Our clients include national and international companies, not-for-profit organisations, government departments and agencies.
CFS is affiliated with Kent University and has access to multi-disciplinary specialists throughout the UK academic and business communities across a wide range of sectors. In this way, CFS brings the best brains available to each project.
It is our people, their experience, expertise and creativity, who are our distinguishing hallmark. Skilful thinking is a combination of science – quantitative data and analysis – and art – qualitative insights and perceptions. Our people have uniquely mastered this combination.
We take pride in our culture of inquisitive minds and creative determination and are committed to helping our clients succeed.
CFS Leadership
Dr Frank Shaw | Founder
“Doing the impossible simply means doing something for the first time”
Dr. Frank Shaw is a business strategist, process consultant and futurist working with a wide variety of organisations in business, government, and the voluntary sector. He founded the Centre for Future Studies, a strategic futures consultancy, in 1996 gaining international recognition one of the top ten influential thinkers in the world by Time Magazine in 2003….