Nick Balcom Raleigh


Nick Balcom Raleigh is a project researcher at Finland Futures Research Centre at the University of Turku. He is co-chair of the UNESCO Chair on Learning for Transformation and Planetary Futures. He also serves as Vice President of Foresight Europe Network.

He investigates how sustainability innovators can develop and apply futures literacy to address the transformations produced by global heating and environmental change. He is part of the EIT Climate-KIC Deep Demonstration on Long-Termism aiming to foster long-term perspectives in decision-making and wider society.

Recently, he led a multi-partner project called FLxDeep (https://ty.fi/flxdeep) funded by EIT Climate-KIC. His research approaches include action research, participatory methods, and futuring games.

Further information at the University of Turku’s website.