The Six Pillars provide a theory of futures thinking that is linked to methods and tools, and
developed through praxis. The pillars are: mapping, anticipation, timing, deepening, creating
alternatives and transforming. They can be used as theory or in a futures workshop setting. In a
workshop setting, they can be used in a linear sequential sense, that is, from mapping (using
the futures triangle) to transforming (via visioning and backcasting) or by the workshop director
selecting a particular pillar to focus on