This is your on-demand department for future hope
Welcome to vita nova, where I empower people and organizations to make informed decisions about the future. Through systematic change exploration, signals curation and the crafting of future narratives I identify actionable ways forward. By integrating a futures-centric approach into your strategic efforts, together we will uncover new opportunities, deliver viable courses of action and nourish hope for tomorrow, right now. The future is too important to postpone. Let's begin.
Call me Vita
Fascinated by the future possibilities that linger within current signals of change, I am an observer of the present and an independent futures thinker. My work focuses on the question of how current challenges can be transformed into desirable futures. I refine my expertise through the design and implementation of research and scenario projects, in my keynote speeches and workshops, and in the development of interactive future methods. During my career, I have led strategic-cultural future journeys for executives, implemented trend expeditions connecting established businesses with promising start-ups, searched for the smart home of the future as a jury member of the first Telekom Challenge, realised award-winning research projects, hosted a monthly online innovation lecture series, and co-founded the Frankfurt branch of the global Design Futures Initiative, designing events and building a community around speculative design and strategic foresight. I am a frequent keynote speaker on all things future and put special emphasis on enabling the people I work with to become futures literate. In my client work, I am committed to building a future-proof bridge between societal change today and organisational action for a more hopeful, better-informed tomorrow.
The present is full of signals – these hold a multitude of futures we can make our own
Make use of these services to shape your future before others do it for you
Based in Barcelona, past projects – and the many pan-European train rides that came with them – have led me to Paris, Brussels and Vienna with recurring projects in many cities of my home country, Germany. I speaks six languages and work in mostly two of them, German and English. Once we have crafted a tailored-to-measure service for your inquiry together, I become your temporary (virtual or actual) futurist-in-residence.
Trend Reports & Future Dossiers
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Harness the power of future insights to guide strategic decisions and practice thought leadership in your industry. A thorough mapping and careful curation of transformation drivers, trends and signals of change are the basis for this type of work – this places you at the forefront of capturing change.
Futures Literacy Labs & Future Culture Seminars
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Leverage the opportunity-oriented perspective of a futures-literate team and organisation. Learn which variables shape the future, what it means to speak 'Future' fluently and find your own approach to foster a well-functioning future culture – if you follow through, you will not need to book my services again after this one.
Scenario-based Strategic Foresight
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Overcome the idea that there is only one future out there. Build strategic robustness by learning to think in alternatives and discover the potential and variety of actions a scenario-based foresight approach offers – this diversifies your strategic portfolio and leaves you informed and ready to act.
Keynotes on Tomorrow & Beyond
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Benefit from a futures-centric perspective. Whether you are looking for good reasons to be hopeful now, want to learn about strategies for the unknown or are interested in a futures researcher's perspective on your industry – this will leave you with a considerably expanded horizon and a buzzing sense for change.