Future Design

Professor Tatsuyoshi Saijo, the creator of Future Design in Japan, teaches the benefits of future-thinking governance through a model that prioritizes the happiness and well-being of future generations. Future Design encourages individuals and institutions to sacrifice short-term benefits for long-term sustainability by imagining decisions from the vantage point of the future. Drawing on tools like forecasting, backcasting, and creative visioning, the framework helps align present choices with intergenerational equity. Rooted in ethics and innovation, it offers a powerful approach to designing social systems that serve not only the current population but also those yet to come.