Zhenia Dulko is a planner, researcher, and educator with over eight years of experience in planning and urban management. She serves as a foresight manager at the American Planning Association, where she contributes to the APA Foresight Program and the Trend Report forPlanners creation. The 2025 Trend Report for Planners, released at the end of January, is an invaluable resource for emerging planners, offering insights into the emerging signals and trends shaping the planning and our communities. Developed as part of the APA Foresight Program, this report is the product of comprehensive horizon scanning and serves as a source of inspiration for practitioners to imagine diverse futures and explore a variety of scenarios. This lecture will delve into strategic foresight tools that planners can integrate into their practice and highlight how the 2025 Trend Report can be a powerful asset for advancing professional planning practices.
