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Spatial Foresight is a private consultancy and independent think tank in the area of European territorial policies and research.
We are a multi-national and interdisciplinary team. Our main office is in Heisdorf (Luxembourg) and we have branch offices in Berlin (Germany) and Paris (France).
Our fields of activity bring together territorial development and policy processes with foresight oriented approaches. Foresight encompasses a range of approaches that combine strategic analysis, prospective forward thinking and process oriented dialogical work. Using these approaches for the processes shaping our territories will facilitate a better understanding of how to best capitalise on territorial development potentials.
We work at European, transnational, cross-border, national and regional levels, with a network of project partners and clients in more than 30 countries. Our clients include ESPON EGTC, the European Commission (DG REGIO), the European Committee of the Regions, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Parliament, EISMEA, INTERACT and Interreg programmes, as well as national and regional authorities across Europe.
Our assignments include evaluations of EU programmes; socioeconomic analyses of regions and programme areas; studies on cohesion policy, territorial cooperation, macro-regional strategies and territorial governance; scenario development and foresight; and policy briefs and position papers drawing on our project findings.
Based on insights from our assignments and policy debates, team members publish Spatial Foresight Briefs and Illustrations. These short papers on current themes are easy to access for policy makers and researchers alike.
We support the Territorial Thinkers, a small group of leading minds in the field of European territorial policies, and contribute to the CIPU blog, the national platform for urban policy and planning in Luxembourg. We are a member of the Western Balkan Network on Territorial Governance, and several team members are active in the network of the German Academy for Territorial Development (ARL).
Partner and director
Founder and director of Spatial Foresight. Specialises in European regional and territorial research and policies, international comparative studies in regional development policies and spatial planning, and in the territorial impacts of sector policies.
Partner and head of the Paris office
Focuses on European territorial policies and the analysis of social and economic trends at regional and local scales, with experience in collecting and analysing European data and in designing maps and figures that communicate results to non-specialists.
Partner and head of the Berlin office
Specialises in socioeconomic analyses at different territorial scales and in regional and territorial policies, with a particular view to cross-border challenges and solutions.
Analyst and policy adviser
Specialises in strategy design and evaluation of development programmes, especially in cohesion policy, regional development and innovation, and is an expert in transnational and cross-border governance and cooperation.
Analyst and policy adviser
Has worked on projects for DG REGIO, the European Parliament, the European Committee of the Regions, INTERACT, ESPON and several Interreg programmes. Builds expertise in territorial foresight, including territorial scenarios and visions and the testing of foresight methodologies.
Process facilitator and policy adviser
Joined in 2018. Supports administration and accounting, and facilitates the process dimension of assignments, such as moderation, participative approaches and process monitoring. His particular interests are social and societal changes and impacts, and how systems and groups interact and learn from each other.
Analyst and policy adviser
Joined Spatial Foresight in 2024 as analyst and policy adviser. His work covers territorial impact assessment, cohesion policy, cross-border cooperation, rural development and the Common Agricultural Policy, and climate and energy topics, for clients including the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Committee of the Regions.
Our work follows the Japanese concept of IKIGAI.
Information about territories and development processes to inform:
Working for better European policies, by:
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We are passionate about strengthening every single European territory, by:
We consider the past, the present and the future, to:
High quality, tailor-made projects delivered on time, through:
We aim to make Europe a more just, sustainable and united place, by:
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E-mail: mail@spatialforesight.eu
Follow us on LinkedIn or read our blog on territorial future thoughts.
Société à responsabilité limitée
R.C.S. Luxembourg B131066
TVA 2007 2441 835
LU 22004638
Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
HRB 143359 B
Steuer-Nr. 29/539/00583
DE 284612947
Société à responsabilité limitée
828 570 754 R.C.S. Paris
FR 71828570754
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