Afuture is a cross-European-based advisory and community that helps leaders around the world transform their organisations with intent.
This is probably the most inspiring time in our history to be in business. We need to mobilise our great minds and all our companies to do the right thing and do it well. It means to be willing to reimagine the way we work, its purpose and impact as well as what we measure and celebrate. A true long-term competitive advantage is created by making sure your company is purpose-driven and future-fit by embracing the following principles:
Personal transformation first
In the past, leaders could go far by being experts on their companies and industry. But this is no longer enough. We need self-aware leaders with a healthy mindset, who are visionary and able to stretch themselves and their organisations to serve a purpose beyond themselves.
We are part of a bigger whole
A systems thinking perspective enables us to clearly see the opportunities on the transformational journey that we are all part of. It allows us to ask better questions from a we-and-not-me perspective before jumping to conclusions. And it motivates us to collaborate across conventional borders for a healthy society and for the future of our planet. Look ahead, look inside, and look around.
Cross Generational
There is deep wisdom in the ancient principle of making decisions that are good for seven generations. There is a great need to integrate cross-generational perspectives to ensure a truly long-term approach to build a sound economic, social and environmental system.
Connecting strategy and culture
Success comes from truly connecting strategy and culture. Culture is the enabler and the energy that engages and moves the whole company in a meaningful direction. It is nurtured by healthy relations and behaviours. When the culture belongs to everyone and is everybody’s responsibility, it unites, and the choice of strategy and action becomes natural, manifesting as impact and results.
A fast rising tide over the last five years*
Global sustainable
investments
Companies with a
sustainability committee
Global ESG
regulations
Smart companies get a head of this wave
*Sources: Global Sustainable Investment Review, NYU, and, Principles for Responsible Investment
Global sustainable
investments
Companies with a
sustainability committee
Global ESG
regulations
*Sources: Global Sustainable Investment Review, NYU, and, Principles for Responsible Investment
Our purpose is to amplify the private sector’s role to create value for current and future generations, in a holistic and collaborative way. We raise the awareness of leaders and we speed up the creation of future-proof business. We motivate leaders to act and support them and their organisations in all stages of this transformational journey.
Our work can take many forms – from tailored board and management team support and one-on-one coaching to multi-generational awareness initiatives and road map design. Our programs are often built around three interconnected areas:
Illuminate
Transformation starts with awareness. We create a bridge of meaning between where we are now and how we got there. Together we transform active mutual listening and profound observation of reality into generative dialogue. Then we imagine the future we wish to see and identify the models, thinking and behaviours we will need to get there. How big is the gap? What needs to change?
Transform
Within the sustainability-driven transformation that is reshaping business we have a strong focus on the human side, arguing that we won’t capture the opportunities and benefits of frameworks, regulations, methodologies and processes if we are not equipped with the skills and mindsets to use them effectively.
Engage & Sustain
Transformation management isn’t a one and done process, and the go-live isn’t the end of our change journey, it’s the beginning. Through global platforms and networks we amplify the impact towards sector and societal transformation, with an eye to new emerging needs, and with people remaining in constant focus.
Advisory board | Awareness | Behavioural transformation | Company soulprint | Brand promise | Capacity building | Conscious business | Corporate social impact | Cross-sector-bridging | Culture transformation | Diversity equity and inclusion | Executive & team coaching | Inner development strategy | Purpose-driven leadership | Regenerative business | Strategic philanthropy | Transformative Education
DE&I is the biggest contributor for social sustainability. The ‘S’ in ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) is among the most pressing issues for companies globally, and something that investors and all stakeholders ask about. Everybody talks about it, but few know what to actually do, and even less so how to measure it. That is what we worked on for Be Smart Be Equal.
DE&I is the biggest contributor for social sustainability. The ‘S’ in ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) is among the most pressing issues for companies globally, and something that investors and all stakeholders ask about. Everybody talks about it, but few know what to actually do, and even less so how to measure it. That is what we worked on for Be Smart Be Equal.
The backbone of Afuture is the brain trust. A dynamic, multicultural group of independent international advisors with a global entrepreneurial business network.
We are Milano-based but most of us hail from Sweden. We have built up, over the course of our careers, a deep experience supporting leaders who are ready to work for important change.
Afuture collaborates and connects a global network of partners and specialists.
The backbone of Afuture is the brain trust. A dynamic, multicultural group of independent international advisors with a global entrepreneurial business network.
We are Milano-based but most of us hail from Sweden. We have built up, over the course of our careers, a deep experience supporting leaders who are ready to work for important change.
+39 335 1835860
+39 320 6749440
+39 335 5825678
+46 70 6019220
+39 388 7583653
+44 7756 536170
Afuture collaborates and connects a global network of partners and specialists.
Our clients value us for being provocative, counter-intuitive thinkers; strategic, human communicators; and challenging, sensitive facilitators.
The Afuture team works shoulder-to-shoulder with executive teams and boards. They strive to transition their companies to regenerative, inclusive ones that help move society forward. By helping them succeed, we are making a contribution to the wider transformation the world needs.
Through a highly co-creative way of working with our clients, we activate the collective intelligence and arrive at deep conclusions and important results, on a personal as well as a professional level.
The purpose of the collaboration between A future and The New Division is to promote awareness, commitment, engagement, and actions around sustainability. An international partnership that jointly creates a greater impact through co-development of products and services based on shared experiences, expertise and networks.
The purpose of the collaboration between A future and Corporate Unplugged is to give a voice to our future leaders and support them in expressing their dreams, experiences and what they would never give up. We also want to inspire today’s leaders to listen profoundly to these young and wise voices to better understand each other and find new ways to co-create and collaborate to build an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable world.
A future and AWorld have joined forces to bring literacy, engagement, and action around the SDGs into people’s everyday life. Our common vision is to leverage the killer combination of technology and sustainability to offer innovative solutions when developing sustainable and future fit corporate cultures as well educating and inspiring the next generation of leaders.
With the objective to accelerate the work towards the SDGs, this global initiative develops the capabilities, qualities and skills we need to deal with our increasingly complex environment and challenges. As the Italian focal point for the global IDGs framework and movement Afuture designs and mobilizes a web of people and organisations from different sectors and generations, and hosts the conversations needed to make this evolving framework truly global, while being culturally sensitive.
In the spirit of developing a proactive, holistic and longtime approach to DE&I, Afuture and Lundquist have entered a partnership that unites their long-standing experience and deep expertise in the areas of social sustainability, leadership development & coaching and communications. This unique collaboration will enable support to companies on DE&I that aligns expectations and practices, behaviours and communications. A partnership that will help Italian CEOs transform their DE&I costs to DE&I return on investments capturing the real organizational value within DE&I.
If you want to get to know us, share and reflect together,
and find out how we could co-create, we would love to hear from you!
+39 320 6749440
amelie@afuture.se