envisioning the future

/ɪnˈvɪʒənɪŋ ðə ˈfjuːtʃər/

noun phrase

  1. the act or process of imagining what something might be like or how it could develop in the future

    B2

    gerund phrase; uncountable; -ing form of the transitive verb 'envision'

    • "Envisioning the future helps us make better plans."A2
    • "The team spent the morning envisioning the future of the company."B1
    • "Effective leaders are skilled at envisioning the future while staying grounded in present realities."C1

  2. the activity of creating a shared picture or plan for what an organization, community, or project should become

    C1

    gerund phrase; uncountable; often used in business and planning contextsformal

    • "The workshop focused on envisioning the future of the neighborhood."B1
    • "Strategic planning begins with envisioning the future you want to create."B2
    • "Her report argues that envisioning the future is essential to long-term policy-making."C1

Common mistakes

  • envision about the future→envision the future

    Envision is transitive, so it takes a direct object without 'about'.

Collocations

envision the futureshape the futureplan for the futurevision of the futurelook to the futureenvisioning a better futureenvisioning the future of technology

Word family

envisionvisionvisionaryenvisioned