Futurific Institute
Making better futures visible
Futurific Institute is a global initiative built to explore what comes next and more importantly, what should come next.
About
We’re a new global network bringing together people across disciplines to imagine and test better futures. Working at the intersection of art, technology, science, and society, we surface the most transformative ideas of tomorrow and make them visible through collaboration and shared experiences.
Convenings, programs, and challenges will begin to shape those possibilities in the next several years, building toward a major public festival launching in 2028.
This work is rooted in Basel, a city with a long history of convening people and advancing ideas. From Erasmus to Nietzsche, peace negotiations to the invention of LSD, Basel has been a center of humanist thought and scientific innovation for more than 500 years.
Meet the Team
Rachel Goslins, CEO - Futurific Institute
Rachel Goslins is a leader in cultural innovation and policy, with a career focused on translating ideas into public experience. As founding Executive Director of the Milken Institute’s Center for the American Dream, she built and opened a new institution exploring shared prosperity through exhibitions, programs, and public debate. Previously, she directed the multi-year revitalization of the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building, relaunching it as a laboratory for exploring the future through arts, culture, and technology. Appointed by President Obama to lead the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, Rachel developed international initiatives in art, education and cultural diplomacy. A former documentary filmmaker and copyright lawyer, she is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, a Trustee of the Greater Washington Community Foundation, and a Founding Advisory Board Member of the ICA at VCU.
Get in Touch
If you’re interested in being part of what comes next email collection and team to info@futurific.org