This chapter outlines the need for governments to think about the future in new ways – in a more dynamic, anticipatory format. Systems approaches are not value free: they are influenced by how we think and conceptualise the future. Thus, special attention should be paid to how policymakers operationalise the future: what time-frames are talked about, what kind of narratives (e.g. smart governance) are used to outline different scenarios. All of the above guides systems transformation on the ground and is an important starting point to discuss what kind of change is possible or plausible.