Future of Foresight | Radha Mistry | S8 E9

Future of Foresight | Radha Mistry | S8 E9

From FUTURE OF XYZ by Lisa Gralnek | iF Design

April 30, 2026 · 35 min · Season 8 · Episode 165

About this episode

This episode explores the practice of foresight with expert Radha Mistry, discussing its relevance in uncertain times and various fields.

S8 E9: Foresight is a practice that predicts or prepares for the future by listening to the “weak signals of possible futures”. Similar to trend tracking and forecasting - it explores how a provocation can blossom into possibility. Tied to the release of the 5th annual iF Design Trend Report (downloadable here: https://ifdesign.com/en/trend-report) – it is a timely moment to explore the future of this practice including how it performs in times of tremendous uncertainty and rapid change. Our guest is Radha Mistry, an expert in foresight who has held senior positions at Autodesk and Steelcase, before joining the global design and engineering consultancy ARUP where she heads up Foresight Thought Leadership. As regular listeners will anticipate, we cover a ton of ground in this episode - from cities to agriculture, media to robots, wellness to global trade, climate change to zero G orbits. Tune in today! ABOUT THE SERIES: FUTURE OF XYZ is an award-winning interview series that explores big questions about where we are as a world and where we’re going. Presented by iF Design- host of the prestigious iF DESIGN AWARD- FUTURE OF XYZ is also a proud member of the SURROUND Podcast…

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Gralnek

Guest: Radha Mistry

Topics covered

  • foresight
  • trend tracking
  • future predictions
  • design
  • uncertainty
  • change

Keywords

  • foresight
  • trend report
  • design
  • future
  • uncertainty
  • change
  • Radha Mistry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Autodesk, Steelcase, ARUP, SURROUND Podcast Network

Books & works: 5th annual iF Design Trend Report

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