Our Team
Scott Smith — Managing Partner
Scott has spent over two decades designing foresight strategies, research, and tools for organizations navigating uncertainty. His work ranges from building the Strategic Foresight program at Dubai Future Academy to leading scenario development for UNICEF, UNDP, the Royal Society, SWIFT, Samsung, and BBC R&D. He helped shape concepting for the Museum of the Future in Dubai across multiple iterations from 2015 to 2018.
Scott is the author of How to Future (2020) and co-author of Future Cultures (2023). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of South Australia. He lectures at IED Barcelona and writes for The Atlantic, Quartz, and WIRED UK.
Susan Cox-Smith — Partner
Susan leads Changeist's work in capacity building, experiential design, and public engagement. Over two decades as a writer, designer, and creative director, she has shaped foresight programs and narrative experiences for AXA, BBC R&D, Comcast, UNDP, IFRC, and the International Women's Development Agency. In 2021 she led the design of a global online platform exploring feminist futures post-COVID, engaging more than 200 practitioners and policymakers.
Susan is contributing editor of How to Future (2020) and co-author of Future Cultures (2023). She is a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of South Australia and was named one of Forbes's 50 Leading Female Futurists in 2022.