How does the planning profession respond when multiple crises collide—climate change, housing unaffordability, infrastructure stress, and declining public trust?
At the 2025 Canadian Institute of Planners conference, Intelligent Futures brought together nearly 50 planners from across the country to tackle this exact question. Through structured reflection and strategic foresight tools, participants surfaced nearly 200 contributions that explored how planning must evolve to meet the moment.
This publication captures:
If you're navigating complexity in your work and wondering what planning needs to become, this is for you.
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In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that we are on the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations). Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6).
