An integrated framework for anticipating the future and dealing with uncertainty in policymaking

•The link between anticipatory Futures work and Policymaking is only moderate.•A stronger link between Policymaking and Futures is possible via Policy Analysis.•Policy Analysis and Policymaking are closely linked through an uncertainty typology.•Futures and Policy Analysis can be linked through the uncertainty typology.•This creates an Integrated Framework for Futures, Policy Analysis, and Policymaking.