Strategic foresight

We regularly publish trend notes, analytical reports and forward-looking studies exploring the major challenges and transformations shaping construction and regional development. Based on identifying weak signals, monitoring innovation and sharing best practices, our insights help decision-makers anticipate change and make informed choices.

Trend note: Industry in a changing world

Trend note: Living long, living well

We support and inspire Bouygues Construction and its clients at every stage of their projects:

• Organising internal and external events and workshops on emerging practices, sector transformation, weak signals and megatrends.
• Developing forward-looking scenarios and narratives to illustrate our offerings in tenders and explore new business models.
• Running collective intelligence workshops to engage stakeholders and encourage creativity at any stage in the project.
• Supporting clients through programming, sourcing contributors and advisors, running workshops, and sharing our research and publications.
• Conducting user research and anthropological studies with residents and end-users to design offerings suited to local realities and anticipate their needs.
• Performing benchmarking and strategic monitoring to track usage trends and strategic innovations from a forward-looking perspective.

Bouygues Construction’s Strategic Foresight team works with an ecosystem of internal and external partners, including companies, start-ups, experts, institutions and local authorities. We help lead collaborative and regional efforts that redefine how we anticipate and respond to the challenges of tomorrow.

Our work explores a range of key topics, including: 

• Urban and regional transformations
• Environmental and energy innovations
• Emerging practices and new mobility solutions
• Inclusive and smart societies
• Economic shifts and pressures