Founding Advisory Circle

The Institute of Behavioural Futures is developing a Founding Advisory Circle to strengthen the intellectual, ethical, and societal relevance of its work.

The advisory circle supports the institute as it grows from an independent research and advisory initiative into a more structured platform for behavioural futures, applied foresight, decision-making, and strategy-behaviour alignment.

This is not a formal company board. It is an advisory group that offers perspective, challenge, expertise, and connection.

Why an advisory circle?

Behavioural futures is an emerging field at the intersection of futures studies, behavioural insights, choice architecture, strategy, policy, and systems change.

To develop this work responsibly, the institute needs perspectives from different fields and contexts.

The advisory circle helps ensure that the work remains:

• strategically relevant
• methodologically grounded
• ethically aware
• societally useful
• internationally connected
• practical enough to support real decisions

What advisory members contribute

Advisory members may support the institute by:

• offering feedback on research themes and publications
• helping identify blind spots and emerging questions
• advising on partnerships and positioning
• strengthening ethical and societal reflection
• contributing perspectives from their field or region
• joining occasional conversations, roundtables, or podcast discussions
• supporting the development of behavioural futures as a practical field.

The advisory role is light, reflective, and strategic. It does not involve operational responsibility or legal governance.

Areas of expertise we are looking for

We welcome expressions of interest from people working across fields such as:

• behavioural science
• futures studies and foresight
• public policy
• public sector innovation
• strategy and organisational change
• AI and society
• education and learning
• sustainability transitions
• systems thinking
• service design and choice architecture
• ethics and responsible innovation
• Nordic-Baltic cooperation
• civil society and social impact.

The aim is to build a diverse and thoughtful group rather than a large formal board.

Expected commitment

The Founding Advisory Circle is designed to be manageable and meaningful.

Expected commitment:

• 2–4 meetings per year
• occasional feedback on publications, ideas or research themes
• optional participation in public conversations, interviews or roundtables
• one-year initial term.

At this early stage, advisory participation is voluntary. Members receive visibility on the website, early access to institute publications, and opportunities to shape the direction of an emerging field.

Who this is for

The advisory circle may be a good fit for you if you are interested in questions such as:

• How do imagined futures shape present-day decisions?
• Why do strategies drift when behaviour does not change?
• How do defaults, friction, attention, capacity, agency, and meaning shape future outcomes?
• How can foresight become more practical, inclusive, and behaviourally realistic?
• How should organisations work with uncertainty without losing sight of everyday action?

You do not need to come from an academic background. Applied experience, public sector understanding, strategic practice, design expertise, civil society work, and lived knowledge of systems change are all valuable.

Current stage

The advisory circle is currently in formation.

The first phase focuses on identifying a small group of founding advisors who can help clarify the institute’s direction, strengthen its credibility, and support the development of future research, publications, tools, and partnerships.

Once confirmed, advisory members will be introduced on this page.

Expression of interest

Would you like to contribute to the development of the Institute of Behavioural Futures?

Please use the form below to express your interest or suggest someone who might be a good fit.

Express interest in the advisory circle

Questions?

For questions about the advisory circle, possible collaboration, or the institute’s direction, please get in touch.