Emily Shipp is a psychologist specialising in prospection - how we think and plan for the future. She works at the overlap of research and practice with the Edinburgh Futures Institute at the University of Edinburgh, and independently with financial services firms and in industries navigating long-term thinking amidst present uncertainty.
Emily’s work focuses on the conditions supporting imagination, futures thinking, financial self-efficacy, and long-term thinking and decision-making. She translates academic research into practical application, informing and designing interventions and methods for meaningfully engaging with the future to inform present action.
MSc Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology | BSc Hons Psychology & Philosophy | Member, British Psychological Society | Associate, Edinburgh Futures Institute
Recent work:
Reimagining your future self: How engaging with the future supports financial and career decisions- research briefing for Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement for practitioners in career planning and financial services.
It’s not about confidence: the hidden forces shaping women’s financial futures - report for the Edinburgh Futures Institute Compassion in Financial Services Hub at the University of Edinburgh, supported by Evelyn Partners.
Conditions for futures thinking in academic research cultures - InFrame Wellcome Trust funded project exploring what limits and enables generative futures thinking in academia at the University of Edinburgh.
Emily works with organisations navigating the gap between present pressures and long-term thinking:
Talks and presentations on why and where thinking for the long-term is hard and how we design for this
Research and advisory for financial services, policy, and research organisations working on long-term thinking
Workshops and facilitation exploring futures thinking in practice