Launch
CEIF Megatrends 2026-2035
CEIF's first institutional report: a map of six structural forces already redefining Latin America.
Date: June 30, 2026
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We research what's coming.We design what's next.
The only applied strategic foresight think tank built from and for Latin America.
Centro de Estudios de Impacto Futuro
Who we are
We don't just analyze the future. We use it to design what comes next.
Most organizations make decisions based on the present. CEIF works with those who need to make decisions whose consequences will be felt in five, ten, or twenty years.
We are an applied think tank: we combine strategic research, executive training, and project development within a single structure. We don't produce reports that collect dust. We produce analysis that becomes concrete action.
Our methodological framework, STRIKE, integrates six phases from system understanding to execution. It is the backbone of everything we do.
Based in Lima, regional in scope. Foresight has no fixed address, but it does have a distinct perspective.
Learn our storyStrategic priorities
2026-2035
Bioeconomy
How Latin America's megadiverse countries can capture value in the emerging economy of the living —carbon markets, biodiversity credits, and ecosystem services— without ceding sovereignty over their resources. The region holds 40% of the planet's biodiversity, yet the rules that price those assets are still written elsewhere.
Digital Transformation (AI)
Artificial intelligence is redistributing global decision-making power and reshaping labor markets in economies that have yet to resolve their structural informality. The core question: how the region moves from technology consumer to active participant in the digital economy.
Latin American Resources
The critical minerals, water, and energy the world needs for its transition are here. The value of those resources depends on the institutional capacity to negotiate their extraction and processing on terms that generate local value, not merely export-driven reprimarization.
Geopolitics
The fragmentation of the global order and bloc-on-bloc competition are pressing the region to define alignments it has historically avoided. What institutional frameworks Latin America needs to navigate a multipolar order without being caught between rival powers.
Lines of action
Three ways to work with CEIF.
Each line is a distinct mode of collaboration. They can be combined depending on each organization's context.
Future Impact
Projects & Initiatives
We design and execute strategic projects from scratch: from problem identification to implementation. For public, private, and international organizations facing long-term challenges.
View projects →Applied Research
We produce analyses, reports, and white papers on structural trends, scenarios, and emerging opportunities. Designed to inform decisions, not to be filed away.
View publications →Methodology
Foresight is not a tool. It is our foundation.
STRIKE is CEIF's methodological architecture. Six phases that take an organization from understanding the system it operates in to executing initiatives that hold up across multiple possible futures. We don't design strategies for the most likely future. We design strategies that withstand many futures.
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Scope the System
Defines system boundaries: key actors, variables, and the time horizon of the analysis.
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Track Trends & Signals
Identifies structural trends and weak signals that could reshape the system.
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Reframe the Challenge
Deconstructs the problem to its deepest layers before designing scenarios.
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Imagine Future Scenarios
Builds plausible futures from the critical uncertainties identified in prior phases.
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Knowledge Challenge
Subjects conclusions to deliberate refutation. Dissent is a methodological obligation.
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Execute & Evolve
Translates validated scenarios into strategic initiatives and adaptive monitoring mechanisms.
News & Events
What's happening at CEIF.
Perspective
After the Super Niño: How Peru Is Wasting Its Only Window to Prepare
ENFEN ruled out a devastating event in the short term. Peru breathed easy. But the real threat is not the Pacific Ocean; it is the paralysis that comes from believing there is plenty of time.
Date: June 4, 2026
Read more →Project
Vallformosa Model - B Corp: Prospective Roadmap for Peru's Agro-export Transition
Full STRIKE methodology application to produce a White Paper supporting B Corp certification adoption in Peru's agro-export sector and directly influencing the PENX 2025-2035.
Date: June 4, 2026
Read more →Frequently asked questions
“Organizations that thrive don't predict the future. They learn to act well across multiple possible futures.”
CEIF — Center for Future Impact Studies
CEIF is an applied think tank specialized in strategic foresight. That means we use rigorous methodologies to analyze trends, build future scenarios, and translate that analysis into concrete initiatives. We are neither a traditional consultancy nor a purely academic center: we combine research, training, and execution within a single structure.
Ready to think about what's next?
Let's talk about your organization.
Every CEIF project starts with a conversation. No lengthy forms. No prior commitments.