As a center for innovation and exploration, the Futures Institute will often develop projects that are handed off to others, or exist only for exploratory or experimental purposes- or that, by design, have a specific limited lifespan or project duration.

Other activities, like guest speakers, specific workshops or seminars, or hosted conferences may occur only once.

Some of the things the Futures Institute has sponsored include:

• A day-long workshop by futurist David Pierce Snyder
• The development of the Simulation and Gaming Program
• Co-sponsoring Earth Day
• Co-sponsoring The Geek Fest (ongoing)
• Sponsoring Various User Groups from the region (ongoing)