Futuribles International

What Futuribles International does

Futuribles International is a Paris-based foresight and futures studies organization operating through a dual legal structure: the Association Futuribles International, founded in 1968 as a non-profit membership association, and FUTURIBLES SARL, created in 1987 to manage publishing and consulting activities. The organization is recognized as the principal French-language foresight journal and serves public institutions, large enterprises, professionals, and researchers seeking long-term strategic intelligence and prospective analysis.

The core offering centers on the bimonthly Revue Futuribles journal (in publication since 1975) and the annual Rapport Vigie monitoring report, supplemented by thematic Lettres de veille prospective across four domains (Population/Society/Lifestyles, Environment/Risks/Resources, Economy/Industry/Technologies, Geopolitics/Geo-economics), the biennial Forum des Futurs conference, the Toolbox methodology product, the L'Écho des futurs podcast, and a state-certified professional training program in foresight methods. Underlying intellectual property is the Dispositif Vigie systematic monitoring architecture and the integration of Anglo-Saxon strategic foresight with French prospective methodology.

The business model combines membership dues (approximately 50% of association resources), training activities (approximately 25%), and specialized prospective forums (approximately 25%), with additional revenue from journal subscriptions (58-278 euros per year for individuals; partner organization tier at 3,175 euros HT) and custom consulting missions for clients including CNP Assurances, Cigref, CEA Y.SPOT, ADEME, Croix-Rouge française, Colliers, INRS, CESE, and various French government departments. The GTM is sales-led and direct, distributed through futuribles.com, MLP Kiosque newsstand, in-person Paris training, and field-based consulting engagements. Leadership is anchored by François de Jouvenel (Director and Délégué général) and the founder lineage including Hugues de Jouvenel (Founder and Honorary President), supported by approximately 15 permanent staff and a network of roughly 50 scientific advisors.

Name

Futuribles International

Legal name

FUTURIBLES SARL

Website

https://futuribles.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Futuribles International is a Paris-based French-language foresight think-tank that publishes the bimonthly Revue Futuribles journal, delivers annual monitoring reports and training, and provides strategic foresight consulting to public institutions and large enterprises across government, insurance, defense, healthcare, and digital sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Strategic Foresight Consulting

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance & Risk Intelligence Publishing (KYC/AML, ESG, Cyber, Privacy) (MPAJACAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Simulation, Scenario & Serious Games Design (EDAGAKAH)

Keywords

• Strategic foresight consulting
• Futures studies research
• Scenario planning services
• Prospective training programs
• Trend monitoring reports

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Approximately 50% of association resources come from membership fees paid by individual and organizational members of Futuribles International
2. Training activities: Approximately 25% of resources from professional training programs on foresight methods and applications
3. Specialized forums: Approximately 25% of resources from specialized prospective forums covering specific topics (territories, Africa, health, geopolitics)
4. Consulting missions: Foresight studies and consulting engagements for public and private organizations including strategic planning and policy development support
5. Publication subscriptions: Revenue from Futuribles journal subscriptions including print and digital editions (22 euros per issue, subscription plans ranging from 58-278 euros annually)

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Futuribles International is a French think-tank and association that produces foresight and prospective studies, publishes a bimonthly journal (Revue Futuribles) and the annual Rapport Vigie, and delivers thematic monitoring letters, scenario-planning consulting, and certified professional training in futures methods. Its activities serve public institutions, private organizations, professionals, and academics that need long-term strategic anticipation and weak-signal analysis.

Product overview

Futuribles International operates as a foresight and futures studies organization with a portfolio of interconnected products and services. The core offering centers on the bimonthly Revue Futuribles journal and the annual Rapport Vigie monitoring report, complemented by thematic foresight monitoring letters (Lettres de veille prospective) covering four main domains. The organization provides professional training programs in foresight methodology and consulting services for organizations seeking strategic foresight accompaniment. Additional offerings include the Forum des Futurs biennial conference, thematic foresight forums (Prospective Lab, territorial/geopolitical/health/public services forums), a methodology toolbox, and the L'Écho des futurs podcast. The products collectively serve to advance prospective thinking, inform strategic decision-making, and contribute to long-term policy and organizational planning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• L'Écho des futurs: Podcast channel of Futuribles International featuring discussions on foresight topics
• Dispositif Vigie
• Toolbox
• Forum des Futurs
• Forum prospectif

Products and services

• Revue Futuribles (Futuribles Journal) A bimonthly academic journal published in print and digital editions covering foresight studies, futures analysis, and long-term strategic thinking on economics, geopolitics, environment, science, and society. Sold by subscription to individuals, students/teachers, and partner organizations.
• Rapport Vigie (Vigie Report) An annual prospective monitoring report analyzing major transformations, trends, uncertainties, and weak signals to inform organizational strategy and public debate.
• Lettres de veille prospective (Foresight Monitoring Letters) Synthetic prospective monitoring letters delivered by thematic area (Population/Society/Lifestyles, Environment/Risks/Resources, Economy/Industry/Technologies, and Geopolitics/Geo-economics) for ongoing horizon scanning by member organizations and subscribers.
• Formations à la prospective (Foresight Training Programs) State-certified professional training programs covering foresight principles, methods, tools, and applications, delivered in person in Paris for executives, civil servants, elected officials, and other professionals.
• Services de conseil (Foresight Consulting Services) Customized foresight studies and strategy-accompaniment services for public institutions and private organizations, including scenario building, weak-signal analysis, and policy or strategic orientation support at international, national, and local levels.
• Toolbox (Foresight Methods Toolbox) A methodology toolbox combining Anglo-Saxon strategic foresight and French-style prospective approaches, delivered as practical method sheets on foresight tools for practitioners and partner organizations.
• Forum des Futurs (Biennial Futures Forum) A biennial conference held in Paris bringing together foresight professionals, researchers, and partner organizations to explore futures scenarios and prospective themes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 50% of association resources from member dues, 25% from training, 25% from specialized forums - indicating stable and diversified funding

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Chambre des notaires de PariscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompleted mission involving accompaniment of a foresight approach for the Paris Notaries Chamber, including the production of a white paper on prospective planning
• AFMDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on 'Quel avenir pour l'égalité, la diversité et l'inclusion?' project spanning 2024-2026
• CigrefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership producing strategic orientation reports including '4 archétypes de la fonction numérique pour 2040' and '10 ruptures à l'horizon 2030-2040'
• CNP AssurancescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple strategic foresight projects including emerging risks and strategic orientation studies for the insurance group
• Croix-Rouge françaisecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint project 'Anticiper 2030 - Crises, transformations et résilience' conducted 2020-2021 exploring transformations and crises to prepare for by 2030
• CEA Y.SPOTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuantum 2042 study on impacts of quantum computing in 2042
• ADEMEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple environmental foresight projects including prospectives for carbon neutrality in agriculture and food sectors
• INRScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerForesight approach on training for health and safety at work for the next decade, completed 2021
• ColliersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScenario development for the evolution of work environments by 2030 in post-Covid context
• LEEMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSANTÉ 2030: prospective analysis of healthcare innovation for pharmaceutical companies
• CERCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChild protection foresight project at 2030-2035 horizon
• La Ligue de l'enseignementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForesight reflection accompaniment for the organization
• IARANminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational project 'The Future of Aid INGOs in 2030' conducted 2016-2017

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Shaping Tomorrow: UK-based foresight methodology and software firm providing scenario planning tools, horizon scanning, and strategic foresight services. Directly comparable to Futuribles' Toolbox and consulting practice.
• Institute for the Future (IFTF): US-based nonprofit futures research organization founded in 1968 with a comparable mission of forecasting long-term transformations. IFTF operates research programs, training, and publications analogous to Futuribles' Revue, Vigie, and Toolbox offerings.
• The Millennium Project: Global participatory futures research organization producing the annual State of the Future report and global futures intelligence system. Comparable to Futuribles in its international foresight research output and methodology dissemination.
• Strategic Foresight Group: International foresight and policy research organization focused on long-term trends in geopolitics, water, and climate. Comparable to Futuribles in providing applied foresight consulting to governments and international bodies.
• European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS): EU inter-institutional strategic foresight platform producing the Global Trends to 2030 report and serving EU institutions. ESPAS overlaps with Futuribles' government-facing foresight work, particularly on geopolitics and public policy scenarios.
• Institutet för Framtidsstudier (Institute for Futures Studies): Swedish independent research institute conducting interdisciplinary futures research in social sciences. Shares Futuribles' research-driven, publicly-oriented approach to long-term strategic analysis and policy-oriented foresight.
• Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS): Danish foresight research and consulting firm providing scenario planning, megatrend analysis, and executive education. CIFS competes with Futuribles in European strategic foresight consulting and shares the dual research/publishing/training model.

Broad incumbents

• RAND Corporation: Large US-based policy research organization with extensive futures and strategic foresight work through its RAND Europe subsidiary. Overlaps with Futuribles on long-term policy-oriented scenario analysis but operates at much greater scale and breadth.

Emerging players

• Heinrich Böll Foundation (Strategic Foresight Unit / others): German political foundation affiliated with the Greens that maintains foresight and future-oriented research programs. Comparable to Futuribles in combining ideological/policy-oriented analysis with structured futures methodology, though with a narrower political remit.

Regional players

• Center for Strategic Foresight (CSF, Finland/Prime Minister's Office): Finnish government strategic foresight unit producing parliamentary future reviews and government scenario work. Comparable in mission to Futuribles' public-sector foresight practice but operates within a national government rather than as an independent think tank.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/futuribles

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Futuribles International