The NSC Futures Hub is Australia’s centre of expertise in futures analysis. We are a whole-of-government and whole-of-nation resource, bringing together diverse voices, challenging ideas and robust ways of thinking, to help Australia’s public sector think about the future and make better decisions today.  

Our Futures Hub staff have extensive government experience across a variety of agencies, so we know what is relevant to policy makers and we understand how government operates. Our secure facilities and staff clearances allow for a high degree of freedom in discussing sensitive issues in a trusted environment. We work with individual teams, through to heads of departments, to provide support for tackling long-term, complex problems. And we support and guide the efforts of other foresight and futures professionals in government, through our training programs and community of practice, the APS Strategic Futures Network. 

We are multi-disciplinary, and our activities typically draw together experts from academia, industry and community groups, as well as government, to ensure a diversity of views. We connect the Australian government foresight community with leading futures thinkers, organisations and networks worldwide, and our Futures Council brings together preeminent future thinkers in Australia and abroad, as an advisory resource for government.