Internship Programme

“The world that we live in does not unfold in a predictable and linear fashion. While we cannot predict how the future may play out, foresight allows us to exchange points of view across backgrounds and disciplines, challenge one another’s assumptions and generate insights that can help us all make better decisions.”

CSF introduced and exposed me to futures thinking in the heart of government and it was an intellectually stimulating and refreshingly creative space that I won’t forget! Beyond research, I had the opportunity to widen my horizons by attending talks and workshops with leading experts across all fields. At CSF, ideas are always welcomed and challenged over engaging discussions with the amazing team! 10/10!

If you are someone with insatiable curiosity and a penchant for the interdisciplinary, I highly recommend an internship at CSF! I treasured the opportunity to engage with a wide range of issues through the lens of strategic foresight, and was grateful to the team for being so nurturing in letting me chase my curiosities. Alongside participation in Whole-of-Government and agency-specific sensemaking sessions, I got to attend external interdisciplinary seminars and symposiums that interested me, spanning heritage futures, interfaith cooperation, speculative art, emerging technologies, entangled ecologies and urban infrastructures.

What a joy it was to be interning at CSF. This internship completely blew all reservations I had out of the water. It provided a unique research opportunity unlike any others, and an interesting insight to emerging societal and geopolitical issues. I was also blessed with countless opportunities to interact with the most fascinating individuals, gleaning different perspectives from these meaningful conversations. I am thankful to all staffers and interns for providing invaluable takeaways at CSF!

Few research opportunities, if any, offer both breadth and depth; that is, both a colourful range of research areas from which to pick, and a focused and sustained analysis of social, cultural and geo-political phenomena. This research, furthermore, is not a Crusoean effort. With the interns, permanent staff, academics, and thought leaders, thought-provoking conversations assist and advance the process from data collection to presentation. I am thus deeply indebted to CSF and all that each member has given to one another.