KU Leuven Institute for the Future

The KU Leuven Institute for the Future believes that we are in a transition period for humankind, where academia can play an essential role in the co-creation of knowledge with stakeholders for speeding up actions towards a sustainable future/society.  

We design and implement research methods based on complexity, transdisciplinarity, and futures to co-create knowledge, develop new insights, and unfold potential actions to move society towards a sustainable future.

We perform methodological research on how to address wicked problems. We apply these methodologies by providing consultancy services to other university projects and societal organizations. We bring training and education in these methodologies to university members and society. We create a safe space for experimentation where transdisciplinary projects can grow, and change-makers are trained with the skills to act for a sustainable future.