The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has developed this guide as part of its commitment to promoting more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable societies.

As a key actor in advancing sustainable development, UNDP works to strengthen institutional capacities and foster meaningful youth participation in the formulation and implementation of public policies.

In a context where trust in institutions is in crisis and the global polycrisis challenges traditional governance structures, the use of futures becomes a key tool for imagining and designing innovative and sustainable responses.

This guide emerges as a response to that challenge, providing practical tools for incorporating the use of futures into planning and decision-making processes—particularly within the formulation and implementation of public policies. More than a compilation of methodologies, this document seeks to facilitate the application of foresight approaches that allow young people and public institutions to jointly imagine and build more inclusive and sustainable democratic governance scenarios.