diff --git a/shared/utils/functional.py b/shared/utils/functional.py
index 2c3cdaa..de8d076 100644
--- a/shared/utils/functional.py
+++ b/shared/utils/functional.py
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-# Erik Stein <code@classlibrary.net>, 2017
-
-
 def firstof(*args, default=None):
     """
     Returns the first value which is neither empty nor None.
@@ -17,3 +12,7 @@ def firstof(*args, default=None):
         if value:
             return value
     return default
+
+
+def join_existing(delimiter, *items):
+    return delimiter.join([str(i) for i in items if i])
diff --git a/shared/utils/models/workflow.py b/shared/utils/models/workflow.py
index 9cf9875..4780681 100644
--- a/shared/utils/models/workflow.py
+++ b/shared/utils/models/workflow.py
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ class WorkflowQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
             "archiving_datetime__lte": timezone.now(),
         }
 
+    @classmethod
+    def future_filter(cls):
+        return {
+            "is_published": True,
+            "publication_datetime__gt": timezone.now(),
+            "archiving_datetime__gt": timezone.now(),
+        }
+
     def unpublished(self):
         return self.exclude(**self.published_filter())
 
@@ -56,6 +64,9 @@ class WorkflowQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
     def archived(self):
         return self.filter(**self.archived_filter())
 
+    def future(self):
+        return self.filter(**self.future_filter())
+
 
 class ManyToManyWorkflowQuerySet(WorkflowQuerySet):
     def _build_related_filters(self, filter_template):
@@ -83,6 +94,9 @@ class ManyToManyWorkflowQuerySet(WorkflowQuerySet):
     def archived(self):
         return self.filter(**self._build_related_filters(self.archived_filter()))
 
+    def future(self):
+        return self.filter(**self._build_related_filters(self.future_filter()))
+
 
 class WorkflowManager(models.Manager.from_queryset(WorkflowQuerySet)):
     pass        
@@ -115,9 +129,9 @@ class WorkflowMixin(models.Model):
     @property
     def worflow_status(self):
         now = timezone.now()
-        if not self.is_published or self.publication_datetime < now:
+        if not self.is_published or self.publication_datetime > now:
             return 'unpublished'
-        elif self.publication_datetime >= now and self.archiving_datetime < now:
+        elif self.publication_datetime <= now and self.archiving_datetime > now:
             return 'active'
         else:
             return 'archived'