Future generations leadership development
Foundations for Tomorrow has collaborated with the Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales to create tools for leaders to develop future generations leadership skills.
“The Future Generations Accelerator is a powerful resource to upskill and mobilise young leaders globally, [their] expertise, creativity, and collaborative approach make them a trusted partner in creating a better world for future generations.”
Derek Walker, Future Generations Commissioner for WalesBuilding future generations literacy across the world
Foundations for Tomorrow's leadership development programs have reached leaders across the world, increasing their literacy in future generations issues. Two complementary programs, the Leadership Accelerator and the Policy Leader Toolkit, meet leaders wherever they are in their journey.
Two pathways into future generations leadership
From emerging leaders taking their first step, to established policymakers embedding long-term thinking into legislation and process.
Future Generations Leadership Accelerator
An interactive online learning program for emerging future generations leaders providing an entry-level introduction to future generations leadership and policy.
Access the Accelerator → Program 02Future Generations Policy Leader Toolkit
A concise toolkit of insights from world-leading experts on the future generations policy agenda designed for existing policy leaders to engage with core concepts and approaches.
Listen to the Toolkit →Empowering young people to step up as future generations leaders
The Future Generations Leadership Accelerator was designed and launched in 2022 to empower young people from around the world to step up as future generations leaders. Across four modules, young leaders are guided through the fundamentals of future generations thinking, examples of future generations policy in practice from around the world and then coached through the creation of their own Impact Roadmap.
From first cohort to the Summit of the Future
The first cohort had 345 young leaders from more than 42 countries around the world participate. Their contributions led to the creation of the Contract for Our Future presented at Stockholm+50, which captured a powerful call to action for Member States to protect the interests of future generations.
In 2023, the Accelerator was updated in partnership with the Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales to increase its scale and impact in the lead-up to the United Nations Summit of the Future, including translating the Accelerator into three additional languages to increase program inclusivity.
The Future Generations Global Ambassadors
The relaunch introduced 25 Future Generations Global Ambassadors, hand-picked by the Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales and Foundations for Tomorrow. This cohort of young leaders acts as champions of youth leadership in future generations of leadership, bringing a broad range of leadership experience and expertise across sustainable development, long-term governance practices, futures, foresight and risk research.
Cutting-edge policy thinking, in digestible form
The Future Generations Policy Leader Toolkit is designed to be digestible while bringing cutting-edge policy thinking to policy leaders worldwide, supporting them to understand and implement future generations thinking in policy, legislation and process.
Across its episodes, the Toolkit covers everything from the fundamentals of future generations concepts to the key challenges and implementation considerations. It is free to access online, including additional resources on core concepts, and via Spotify.
Every episode
Listen to the full series on Spotify.