Our mission is to create a resilient future with integrity.
When the future is uncertain, default planning breaks down. QR Strategic Foresight helps organizations translate signals, data, and uncertainty into clear strategic choices. We integrate foresight, applied analytics, and ethical AI to support alignment, decision-making, and execution, so leaders can move forward with confidence and credibility rather than reacting under pressure.
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We operate with intellectual honesty, ethical restraint, and respect for institutional responsibilities. Our work is designed to withstand scrutiny from executives, boards, regulators, and the public.
Insight has no value unless it leads to decisions. Our work is designed to help leaders move from exploration to alignment to action, with documentation that supports governance and accountability.
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We exist to reduce ambiguity, not add to it. We translate complexity into clear choices, defensible rationale, and actionable paths forward.
We focus on building systems, strategies, and capabilities that can adapt under pressure. Short-term optimization without long-term resilience is failure delayed.
We prioritize data, foresight discipline, and grounded analysis over trends, buzzwords, or speculative promises. If something is uncertain, we say so. If it is unknowable, we plan for it.
Higher education and mission-driven organizations operate within political, cultural, financial, and governance constraints. We design strategies that work inside reality, not in spite of it.
We apply AI as a tool for sensemaking and augmentation, not replacement. Technology serves human judgment, ethical decision-making, and long-term institutional health.
We treat institutions, people, data, and futures as assets held in trust. Our goal is to leave organizations stronger, more capable, and better prepared than we found them.
Quinn Koller is a strategist, educator, and applied foresight practitioner focused on helping institutions make better decisions in moments of uncertainty. He specializes in strategic foresight, academic strategy, and the responsible application of AI to complex organizational challenges, with a particular emphasis on higher education and mission-driven organizations.
Quinn currently serves as Director of Academic Strategy at Utah Valley University, where his work spans academic planning, program portfolio analysis, institutional effectiveness, accreditation, and data-informed decision-making at scale. His career has included roles across five continents, bridging research, regulatory affairs, executive leadership, curriculum design, and organizational performance.
At QR Strategic Foresight, Quinn brings a pragmatic, governance-aware approach to foresight. He focuses on translating signals, data, and uncertainty into decision-ready insights, clear tradeoffs, and executable roadmaps that can withstand scrutiny from senior leadership, boards, and external stakeholders. His work is grounded in integrity, evidence, and the belief that strategy must be resilient, not theoretical.
Rachael Hutchings is a strategist, researcher, and leader specializing in applied artificial intelligence, ethical technology, and future-focused organizational strategy. Her work sits at the intersection of emerging technology, human systems, and long-term societal impact.
Rachael is the former Executive Director of the Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute, where she lead initiatives focused on applied AI, workforce development, and the responsible integration of AI into education, industry, and public-sector contexts. She is widely recognized for her ability to translate complex technical and ethical issues into practical frameworks that leaders can act on with confidence.
At QR Strategic Foresight, Rachael focuses on human-centered AI, ethical foresight, and systems-level thinking. She helps organizations navigate technological disruption without losing sight of values, equity, and long-term stewardship. Her approach emphasizes clarity, accountability, and the design of futures that strengthen both institutions and the people they serve.
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