Many sponsors have used future search to transform their capability for cooperative action in a relatively short time. Future search is especially helpful in uncertain, fast-changing situations. Participants need no prior training or expertise.
People build on what they already have.
Conferences focus on a wide range of purposes in schools, hospitals, churches, communities, government agencies, voluntary networks, foundations, business firms, and non-profits in every sector. Because future search is largely culture free, it has been adopted with success by people from all walks of life in North and South America, Africa, Australia, Europe and South Asia. When people stay engaged in a task for that long, they are more likely to make a notable shift in their trust of each other and in their capability for action. The conference is designed to principles that enable people to work together without having to defend or sell a particular agenda. This opens the door to creative new opportunities.