Foresight Maturity Model Integrated Stages Lookup
Look up the purpose, capabilities, and next-stage focus for a caller-selected foresight maturity stage.
Description
Foresight maturity describes how an organization develops and embeds its future-oriented work.
Foresight maturity describes how an organization develops and embeds its future-oriented work. The five embedded stages provide a teaching progression, not an accredited maturity assessment.1
The returned values include Stage capabilities, Maturity stage, Next-stage focus, Stage name, Stage purpose. The How section below explains the calculation, input rules and interpretation.
When to use Foresight Maturity Model Integrated Stages Lookup
Use Foresight Maturity Model Integrated Stages Lookup when you need to evaluate the supplied records under the calculation and evidence rules below. This is a concise teaching reference. Verify original publications, context and applicable editions before relying on it; it is not a complete framework or an authoritative evaluation.
Define the question, evidence and scenario assumptions first. Supply the chosen score scales, time horizons or reference selection explicitly. Interpret generated text as a discussion template and screen labels as the stated rules.
How to use Foresight Maturity Model Integrated Stages Lookup and understand its results
- Define the question, evidence and scenario assumptions first. Supply the chosen score scales, time horizons or reference selection explicitly. Interpret generated text as a discussion template and screen labels as the stated rules.
- Enter maturityStage using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
- Read capabilities, maturityStage, nextStageFocus, stageName, stagePurpose. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
- If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type; see rules below | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| maturityStage | Maturity stage | integer; minimum: 1; maximum: 5 | Required |
Choose the exact enum value or supported integer in the input table and run the lookup. The tool indexes its embedded table, returns the fields shown below and copies list fields where applicable. All supported selections and their actual returned entries are included below. It performs no network request, project measurement or forecast inference.
| Selection | Returned reference entry |
|---|---|
| 1 | capabilities: ["occasional issue scanning","informal narrative interpretation"]; maturityStage: 1; nextStageFocus: Develop the repeatable stage capabilities: repeatable horizon reviews and documented signposts.; stageName: initial; stagePurpose: Recognize that futures work can inform decisions. |
| 2 | capabilities: ["repeatable horizon reviews","documented signposts"]; maturityStage: 2; nextStageFocus: Develop the defined stage capabilities: defined methods and shared assumptions and evidence practices.; stageName: repeatable; stagePurpose: Run consistent foresight practices on a regular cadence. |
| 3 | capabilities: ["defined methods","shared assumptions and evidence practices"]; maturityStage: 3; nextStageFocus: Develop the integrated stage capabilities: portfolio integration and decision thresholds and feedback loops.; stageName: defined; stagePurpose: Use shared methods and governance across teams. |
| 4 | capabilities: ["portfolio integration","decision thresholds and feedback loops"]; maturityStage: 4; nextStageFocus: Develop the adaptive stage capabilities: adaptive learning and portfolio-level transformation.; stageName: integrated; stagePurpose: Connect foresight evidence to strategy and decisions. |
| 5 | capabilities: ["adaptive learning","portfolio-level transformation"]; maturityStage: 5; nextStageFocus: Sustain adaptive learning and reassess the stage as the environment changes.; stageName: adaptive; stagePurpose: Revise organizational choices as signals and conditions change. |
exact selection → fixed embedded reference entry Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| capabilities | Stage capabilities | list of string |
| maturityStage | Maturity stage | integer; minimum: 1; maximum: 5 |
| nextStageFocus | Next-stage focus | string |
| stageName | Stage name | string |
| stagePurpose | Stage purpose | string |
{
"input": {
"maturityStage": 3
},
"output": {
"capabilities": [
"defined methods",
"shared assumptions and evidence practices"
],
"maturityStage": 3,
"nextStageFocus": "Develop the integrated stage capabilities: portfolio integration and decision thresholds and feedback loops.",
"stageName": "defined",
"stagePurpose": "Use shared methods and governance across teams."
}
}Limitations and assumptions
This is a concise teaching reference. Verify original publications, context and applicable editions before relying on it; it is not a complete framework or an authoritative evaluation.
Numeric inputs, where present, must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Missing fields without a declared default, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use Futures Literacy Capability Checklist: Futures literacy spans several capabilities rather than a single forecast skill. A declared rating scale makes this checklist transparent. For a complementary task, use STEEPLED Category Scanning Checklist: STEEPLED expands horizon scanning across social, technological, economic, environmental, political, legal, ethical and demographic categories. Coverage supports breadth rather than truth of findings.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Futures Literacy Capability Checklist
Futures literacy spans several capabilities rather than a single forecast skill. A declared rating scale makes this checklist transparent.
- STEEPLED Category Scanning Checklist
STEEPLED expands horizon scanning across social, technological, economic, environmental, political, legal, ethical and demographic categories. Coverage supports breadth rather than truth of findings.