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Government Futures Lab

The future is human.

Forge your future

Change is all around us – shaping the landscape and challenging how the US federal government will serve, protect, and lead for today and tomorrow. Staying ahead of what’s next is essential for your workforce, your customers, and for our country.

We created Government Futures Lab to put federal leaders at the forefront of change. From the ongoing tech revolution and evolving workforce expectations to sustainability and security threats, we help federal leaders understand the forces at work and explore new possibilities to harness change to deliver their mission in ways not before possible.

Government Futures Lab helps leaders create a framework for the future and pursue practical steps to take now to accelerate change across their organization—seamlessly connecting innovation, people, and partners. So you can focus on how to make real, actionable, positive change.

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Immerse yourself in new possibilities

Federal leaders and their teams come to the Government Futures Lab to uncover new possible futures – from the future of work, the future of supply chains, the future of benefits delivery, and more. We bring an inter-disciplinary approach to explore your futures in context of your mission and real human needs.

Go beyond what’s happening right now to reimagine what’s next in a space dedicated to the future of federal and designed to help you be bold, expand how you think about futures, and apply strategic foresight.

“Every business is a technology business and federal agencies are no exception. Harnessing the power of rapidly advancing technology is essential to reimagining the future of government services and security.” 

— Kyle Michl, Chief Innovation Officer

At the Government Futures Lab

Explore research and trends across industries and domains

Uncover possibilities, and find new perspectives on problem solving

Map trends, technologies, and persona mindsets

Connect with industry icons and upstarts successful in reshaping their world

Experience immersive solutions designed to transform

Pilot and scale solutions proven to create immediate value

Future of work

How, where, and why we work has fundamentally changed—and that transformation will continue to accelerate. Conventional approaches and paradigms don’t work. Are you ready to evolve with your workers, workforce, and workplace?

Join us at Government Futures Lab to re-imagine work in fundamentally new ways with a strategic, outcomes-led focus that identifies new ways to help your organization:  

  • Be a sought after and model employer for the future 
  • Fulfill the employee value proposition 
  • Empower people to do their best work and be their best self 

Federal Viewpoints blog

Where future meets federal. Viewpoints on making change matter.

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Beyond the FEVS: Building a positive federal EX

A positive EX is essential to recruit and retain talent. Agencies can look beyond the FEVS to holistically understand employees and foster omni-connection.

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The future of federal work: Flexibility as foundational

Accenture data unpacks what incentivizes federal workers to prefer onsite versus remote work. Explore how agencies can best support a hybrid work model.

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Hidden workers: Growing federal agencies' talent pool

By better assessing applicants’ knowledge & abilities, not just their education and experience, federal agencies can fill increasing numbers of open roles.

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Your catalyst for change

Government Futures Lab is part of the Accenture Federal Studio, where government leaders come to create bold new strategies and transform mission delivery at scale. Our nearly 200 designers, technologists, researchers, data scientists and innovation architects work together with your team to create the future of federal – in defense, national security, healthcare, finance, education, agriculture, transportation, sustainability, services and more.

Our methods and expertise are rooted in a community of 35+ award-winning global studios that have been leading innovation & human-centered design for more than 20 years. With extensive experience across federal government—and access to Accenture’s global network of innovation helping leaders redefine their industry and continually reset expectations for new standards for service, speed, and outcomes—allows us to customize solutions for each mission's distinctive context, needs and goals.

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Our thinking

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Building government resiliency with strategic foresight

Explore how federal leaders can proactively explore diverse futures to anticipate change, withstand disruptions, and seize new opportunities.

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Federal Technology Vision 2022

Our annual report takes a look at the top emerging technology trends most likely to impact government over the next three years.

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Futureframe: Human-centered design at societal scale

Through Futureframe, leaders can envision a future for these programs that is more anticipatory, integrated, trusted, convenient, and radically human.

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Helping federal workers thrive

By addressing six fundamental human needs, federal agencies can unlock employee potential and leave their workforce Net Better Off.

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See change in action

Accenture Federal Services

Investing in the future: Simplifying financial aid

The Department provides more than $120B annually through its Title IV programs, making post-secondary education accessible to millions of students.

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USDA seeds of success

How the USDA’s online portal equips farmers to grow their businesses.

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Innovation engine powers a federal agency

A large U.S. federal agency creates an innovation hub to continually bring new capabilities forward and stay ahead of change.

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Accenture Federal Studio

Our award-winning design & innovation studio.

Federal Applied Intelligence Services

We help federal agencies unlock value from their data, improve visibility and performance, enhance decision-support, and deliver mission outcomes.

Digital Government

Meeting 21st-century challenges will require federal agencies to innovate more, deliver better citizen experiences, and operate more effectively.

Federal Human Capital Consulting

Achieve mission success through elevated people planning, development, and management. We help you create your workforce for the future.

Federal Cloud Consulting

Federal agencies use our extensive capabilities, ecosystem and experience to power their cloud strategy, migrate systems and optimize environments.

Meet the team

Megan Peterman

Managing Director – Accenture Federal Services, Accenture Federal Studio & Customer Experience Practice Lead
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Britaini Carroll

Managing Director – Accenture Federal Services, Human Capital Capability Lead
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Kyle Michl

Chief Innovation Officer – Accenture Federal Services
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Elaine Turville

Senior Managing Director – Accenture Federal Services, Strategy & Consulting Growth Platform Lead
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Lauren Oliver

Group Design Director – Accenture Federal Studio
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