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Unpacking future opportunities through the examination of today's barriers.
Shape your future potential with us.
The future isn’t something to predict—it’s something to shape. Riser Futures is the next evolution of Riser, designed for business leaders and change-makers ready to embed foresight into their strategy. This isn’t just about exploring what’s next—it’s about applying futures studies to today’s challenges and building resilient, transformative paths forward.
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Born from the growing needs of our clients, we blend Riser's core strategic and operational offerings with an augmented focus on foresight, innovation, and design. Riser Futures helps you think bigger, plan smarter, and act decisively in a rapidly shifting world. It’s time to stop reacting to change and start owning it.
Welcome to Riser Futures.
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Early Stage Businesses
Future-Ready Business Foundations
A foresight-driven business design sprint helping startups anticipate industry shifts, emerging risks, and strategic opportunities. This delivers a future-proofed business model with clear near-term operational priorities and long-term growth strategies.
Scenario-Based Business Launch Strategy
A structured framework for testing multiple future scenarios for market entry and early-stage growth. This delivers a resilient go-to-market strategy that adapts to market volatility and emerging customer needs.
Established SMBs
Strategic Foresight &
Operational Readiness
A dual-track service integrating foresight with operational resilience planning through a trend mapping exercise and analyzing industry disruptors. This delivers increased adaptability and scalability, with a clearer roadmap for navigating economic uncertainty.
Foresight-Driven Growth Planning & Innovation Strategy
Merges future trends analysis with product and service innovation strategy to ensure businesses stay competitive.This delivers an innovation-ready strategy, with a validated product/service pipeline aligned with future anticipated market shifts.
Larger Enterprises
Resilient Futures &
Systems Change Advisory
A high-level advisory service for organizations needing to future-proof their leadership, strategic planning, and large-scale systems. This delivers strengthened organizational resilience, policy adaptation strategies, and frameworks for long-term impact.
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Embedded Foresight Retainer Model
We curate tailored fractional support structures to meet you where you are, to get you to where you want to be. ​
We Meet You Where You're At
It's no secret that strategy and foresight unite for great outcomes in business - but rarely do the two go far enough to support operationalizing your strategies. We have observed a key gap in marrying foresight engagements with explicit operations planning and broader business design and are here to support you in co-creating resilience and success.
Meet the Team
A series of happy accidents brought us together. Our shared vision for improved and resilient futures have shaped who we are and what we proudly hope will bring us to you.
Dave Oliver
Founder + Principal
Dave is the Founder & Principal of Riser Strategies and is our resident business designer and creative future builder. A sponge to all things new and innovative, Dave brings his career in leading strategic operations for some of today's biggest global movers to the frontline of support for his clients. With the galvanized success of Riser, and an increased focus on futures studies, Riser Futures has been both a critical and strategic playground for Dave to continue to help shape resilient and better outcomes for his network of impactful clients and their teams.
Christina Doyle
Strategic Foresight Primary
Christina has driven meaningful change across private, public, and consulting organizations by guiding multidisciplinary research teams to uncover actionable insights and construct long-term roadmaps for success. Christina holds a Master of Design in Strategic Foresight and Innovation and specializes in AI-enabled digital product development, accessibility-led digital design, and blends strategic foresight with UX methodologies.​ Passionate about making a positive impact, Christina applies her skills to benefit people and the planet. ​
