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Where they agree, the finding is stronger. Where they disagree, it may be new. 16 years in operation Operating since 2010, Envisioning has delivered research and foresight to organizations worldwide. 200+ projects completed Engagements across governments, global consultancies, and corporate innovation teams. ![Michell Zappa speaking on stage in Kazakhstan](/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fteam%2Fmichell-zappa.jpg&w=3840&q=75) ## Founded and led by Michell Zappa Michell is a technology futurist and information designer. His maps of emerging technology have been cited by Wired, Fast Company, Taschen and others. He leads our research and writes Artificial Insights, our newsletter on AI. [Meet Michell](/about/michell-zappa)[Read the newsletter](/newsletter) ## Impact What each organization decided after the research. Innovation and R&D Which of 100+ emerging technologies should R&D back? Mapping Emerging Technologies for the Future of Beauty and Cosmetics An emerging technology radar mapping 100+ innovations across sustainability, cosmetics science and customer experience for Natura's innovation team, assessed by maturity and market originality to guide long-term R&D and business strategy. 2021 [/services/impact/natura](/services/impact/natura) Public programs Which changes should shape a five-year green transition program? Scanning the Green Transition in Bosnia and Herzegovina Foresight radars for UNDP's five-year Green Transition programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina, surfacing citation-backed signals of change across decarbonisation, circularity and environmental justice to feed directly into portfolio reviews and programming decisions. 2025 [/services/impact/undp-bih](/services/impact/undp-bih) Standards bodies How do you turn a net zero roadmap into something teams decide with? Charting the Energy Transition In partnership with IEEE, we turned the PES Technical Roadmap into a comparative foresight tool their teams use internally, to weigh decisions about the energy transition toward net zero by 2050. 2026 [/services/impact/ieee](/services/impact/ieee) [View client impact](/services/impact) ## Signals Put the evidence where everyone can see it. The research platform your team operates directly. Scan across frontier models, verify signals against sources, and watch what moves between one scan and the next. Click any point on the radar and you see where it came from. Scan [How Signals works](/signals) - Brief A guided chat turns your question into a scope, an audience and a set of constraints, so every model answers the same question. - Verify Every signal keeps its sources. Each one is checked and labelled supports, contradicts, unrelated or unreachable, and that state stays visible. - Explore Signals shows findings on an interactive radar, as a table or as a card grid. Rerun the scan to see what changed. ## Services Three ways to work with us. Our team can also run the research with you. Done for you I want research done for me Signals Session: one strategic question, run by our analysts, ready within days, including a year of [Signals Pro](https://signals.envisioning.com/pricing). [/services/research-sessions](/services/research-sessions) Custom program I need something custom Bespoke Projects: a research tool built for your organization, with its own data model and access controls. [/services/bespoke-projects](/services/bespoke-projects) Vibe coding I want my team to build Build Sessions: non-technical teams go from idea to working prototype in a half day, and keep the skill. Up to 10 people. [/services/build-sessions](/services/build-sessions) [View our services](/services) ## Open research We publish most of what we research. Free to read and reuse. Atmos Climate & Energy Climate technologies, energy systems, storage solutions, and environmental engineering. [/research/atmos](/research/atmos) Superposition Quantum Technologies Quantum technologies, matter-energy interfaces, computational systems, and quantum-information architectures. [/research/superposition](/research/superposition) Soma Experience, Behavior & Culture Affective systems, identity technologies, generative culture engines, and social-interaction interfaces. [/research/soma](/research/soma) [View our research](/research) ## How institutions adapt Most institutions now know more about what is changing than they can act on. We study what lets an institution act on what it knows. [How we measure adaptive capacity](/capability) Scarce intelligence about change Abundant intelligence about change High capacity to act ### Fast but blind Acts quickly on what it happens to see and misses the rest. ### Adaptive Notices change early, decides under uncertainty, experiments, and keeps what works. Low capacity to act ### Late Change arrives as a surprise. The response comes after it. ### Informed but stuck Reports, dashboards and AI summaries accumulate. Decisions do not follow. ## What decision are you working on? Tell us about it and we'll scope the research with you on a call. Or start a Signal Scan and run it yourself. [Talk to us](/contact)[Run a Signal Scan](https://signals.envisioning.com/scan-request)