Customer stories

ETU ry, the Federation of Finnish Special Commodity Trade, operates in a fast-paced specialty retail sector where staying trenahead of market shifts is crucial. With an evolving landscape influenced by trends such as artificial intelligence, sustainability, and changing consumer behaviors, ETU recognized the need for a tool to help its members anticipate these shifts and plan accordingly. In 2024, ETU launched its first trend radar using FIBRES, a digital foresight platform designed to track and visualize key forces shaping the future of the industry. This powerful tool has enabled ETU to...

In the dynamic world of technology solutions, staying ahead of trends is crucial. ePlus, a leading technology solutions provider, has harnessed FIBRES to enhance its ability to identify and track long-term technology and market trends.

Energy companies play an important role in keeping our houses warm and economies running. From the rise of clean energy to the fall of fossil fuels, the energy sector has seen its share of disruption in the past decade or so.

How to induce creative power amongst students looking to create the next big thing? This was the challenge faced by two guest lecturers teaching a course on innovation management. The solution? Introducing the students to selected foresight methodologies.

How to build a compelling futures narrative from industry news? A major European logistics company found it was difficult to do without a dedicated foresight tool. In this story, their strategy manager shares how FIBRES helped them enhance their signal and trend monitoring.

Steve Wells is a futurist and keynote speaker who advises his customers about future change. Over the years, Steve has compiled an impressive collection of future insights, like descriptions of future trends and change factors.

There's a lot of information on tourism trends globally – but which ones are relevant for tourism in the Baltic Sea? That's what 7 researchers and students set out to discover with the help of FIBRES.

Vitesco Technologies, a leading international supplier of advanced powertrain technologies and electrification solutions, has a long tradition of trend scouting and horizon scanning. The company has a global network of trend scouts, whose main job is to provide decision-makers and innovators in the organization with a comprehensive view of market and technology trends.

The Vilnius University in Lithuania is one of the oldest and most famous establishments of higher education in Eastern and Central Europe, founded in 1579 already. 

Individual car models are planned, designed, manufactured, and used over a very long time. This means that the car industry has to be able to see past the most obvious trends of today in a very early stage of the product development cycle.