Operating Principles
Operating Principles
The smart combination of the 10 operating principles of Future Center provide you with the most engaging, effective, creative platform for innovation.
Source: OpenFutures
Co-creation
Co-creation
Future Centers are neutral zones that are perfect for collaboration. Solutions, breakthroughs and opportunities are co-created.
Impact + results
Impact + results
Here new solutions are co-created. New policies, new solutions, new products, new services, new concepts, new ways of doing things. The results are concrete and the impact is deep using the ripple effect.
Facilitated and systematic
Facilitated and systematic
The innovation process is careful planned and facilitated. And, at the same time, opportunities for serendipity are designed into it. The unexpected is welcomed
Multiple Perspectives
Multiple Perspectives
People from diverse backgrounds, disciplines and professional affiliations are invited to co-created richer solutions which are beyond the ordinary ones.
Futurize
Futurize
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it"
Future Centers invite people and organizations to Futurize - create together a desired future.
Time out
Time out
The center enables people and teams to take a time-out from the daily workload, routine stress and fire fighting - and focus on deeper conversations, thinking, questioning the status quo and re-inventing what matters
High Tech High Touch
High Tech High Touch
Face to face and personal interactions drive innovation at Future Centers. And, they use the power of technology to widen the circles of participation, overcome geographical barriers and maximize impact.
Equal Voice
Equal Voice
Maximal brain power: each participant has an equal voice which is independent of his/her hierarchical, political or professional position
Growth
Growth
The center triggers individuals, teams, communities and organizations to take responsibility for their future - and provide them with the needed conditions and tools.
Place
Place
The Future Center is located in an inspiring place. The design and ambiance provide the perfect conditions for creativity, collaboration and connection.
Courage
Courage
Future Centers are about changing thing, breaking out of the status-quo. This is why the Future Center of the Dutch Public Works ministry is called LEF (courage) and the motto of the Future Center of the Dutch tax administration is is "license to disturb"
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Future Centers are powerful platforms for collaborative innovation. They help users to transform reality.

 

Found out more below about the 12 operating principles, and discover how Future Centers create value.  

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