We are a foresight lab that studies, imagines, and shapes the future of Buffalo.
Scanning change. Building futures. Growing foresight capacity.
Signal Sensemaking
We identify emerging signals of changes and help the region interpret what they mean.
Co-Created Projects
We support and collaborate with organizations and communities on long-range projects that build shared futures.
Capacity Building
We build the region’s long-term planning and foresight capability through education, training, and public experiences.
The Buffalo Signals Laboratory helps Western New York see what’s coming, understand what it could mean, and work together to shape our shared regional future.
Through signal sensemaking, co-created projects, and capacity building, the Lab helps the community, organizations, and leaders in Buffalo think longer-term together and translate emerging change into coordinated action.
We are an independent civic foresight laboratory building the civic infrastructure, relationships, and foresight capacity needed to create a more resilient, connected, and future-ready region.
Buffalo Signals
- Legacy Industrial Waste Destabilizes Real Estate
- Geoeconomic Shifts Reshape Industrial Supply Chains
- Active Bioplastics Remediate Microplastic Pollution
- Long-Distance Rail Infrastructure Development Delays
- AI Models Demonstrate Autonomous Cyber Exploitation
- Entertainment Districts Adopt Managed Access Frameworks
- Artificial Sweeteners Impact Cognitive Health
- Additive Manufacturing Reshapes Domestic Production