Anticipating the future of work, grounded in evidence.

I am a researcher and Certified European Ergonomist working at the intersection of occupational health and strategic foresight.

Occupational Health Researcher Certified European Ergonomist Health Foresight Specialist
Federica Masci, researcher and Certified European Ergonomist
About

Where rigorous research meets
strategic foresight

For over eighteen years in occupational health, as a researcher and Certified European Ergonomist, I have studied how people work, move, and experience the systems around them, and how those systems can be redesigned to be safer, fairer, and more sustainable. At the ILO I led the first global foresight study on occupational safety and health to 2050. As a research associate at KU Leuven and through field collaborations with Colorado State University, the University of Bordeaux, and the University of Milan, I have run studies across Europe and North America. Advisory and training work for the WHO and the Joint Research Centre has grounded that evidence in institutional and corporate practice.

My work bridges three domains that rarely meet: the science of work-related health, the methodology of strategic foresight, and the practice of human-centered design. Translating complexity into decisions organisations can act on is what I do.

Outside research, I also teach yoga under the name Where Science Meets Stillness. More on the practice

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Federica Masci with Humanity-Centered Futures Lab colleagues at the XIII SIE National Congress, Ivrea 2026

XIII SIE National Congress, Ivrea 2026. Presenting the Humanity-Centered Futures Lab, awarded for best contribution in scientific methodology and impact.

Research & Foresight

30+ peer-reviewed publications. ILO OSH Foresight Study 2050. WHO/ILO Joint Estimates. Strategic futures for health systems and the world of work.

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Consulting & Advisory

Foresight strategy. Ergonomics audits. Scientific advisory for startups. OSH training. Lecturing.

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Where Science Meets Stillness

Hatha · Vinyasa · Yin. Classes in Geneva, Megève, Abruzzo, and online. A practice built on anatomy, neuroscience, and presence.

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Ergonomics, the Podcast

A new podcast in Italian on work, the body, and the future, launching soon. Ten episodes in production.

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Currently available for consulting engagements, research collaborations, and speaking invitations.

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A working life

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Field notes from research and foresight

An occasional note when there is something worth sharing: a new publication, a foresight finding, a talk, or a podcast episode.

For researchers, OSH professionals, and policy advisors.