Getting Started
International Futures (IFs) is a free and open-source quantitative tool for thinking about long-term futures. The platform helps users to understand dynamics within and across global systems and to think systematically about potential trends, development goals, and targets. The model is used by policymakers, researchers, students, and others interested in exploring global futures.
IFs Network Diagram

Interacting with IFs
The network diagram begins with a bird’s-eye-view of the main submodules within IFs: agriculture, economy, education, energy, environment, socio-political, health, infrastructure, international politics, population, and human development, and the basic connections between each.
- Click the link in the IFs Network Diagram caption for an interactive version of the image. The interactive version will allow you to either double click the nodes or use the tree on the right side of the screen to explore each module in IFs.
- Collapse the nodes by either right-clicking the node or by using the tree. A single click on any node will display information about the module, segment, or variable/parameter in the information tab at the bottom of the screen.
- Links to the help system of IFs will also appear in the information tab.
- We encourage you to load saved states using the "action" option in the top left corner of the screen or make your own diagrams using the "save" option.