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This study has reviewed toolkits in the area of future foresight for policymaking to clarify the basic methodology and identify areas of contribution of design approaches. The study included case studies of eight toolkits utilized in the public sector around the world. The results show that the methodology of future insights for policy can be organized in four steps: 1) understanding the context, 2) exploring the future, 3) visualizing the future, and 4) applying the methodology to policy. We also found that some design methodologies, such as speculative design, were employed in the toolkit. On this basis, this study shows that there are three areas where design approach can contribute to future insights for policy: 1) thinking from the perspective of future generations, 2) thinking in terms of transitions from the past to the future, and 3) thinking about the future as an system.
