The futures triangle is a strategic foresight tool that helps you explore the forces shaping change by mapping three key dynamics: 

Weight of the past

Push of the present

Pull of the future. 

The weight of the past includes history, habits, and legacies that hold systems in place; the push of the present covers current trends, drivers, and pressures; and the pull of the future reflects visions, narratives, and emerging possibilities that attract us forward.

By placing your topic inside this triangle, you can see where change is being resisted, where it is being accelerated, and which images of the future are guiding decisions. In my work, I use the futures triangle to help clients clarify their preferred future, surface the present-day forces that support or block it, and identify what from the past needs to be honored, released, or reimagined so they can move toward more intentional, plausible futures.