Shaping the Future for a Strategic Foresight
In this course, participants will enhance their understanding and abilities in futures studies with a visionary and forward-thinking approach.
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- 3 days
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Course overview
In this course, participants will enhance their understanding and abilities in futures studies with a visionary and forward-thinking approach. They will acquire the skill to conceptualize reality and events through a systematic analysis of developments and decision-making processes in the context of global change.
Successful completion of this course will qualify attendees as experts in future business dynamics.
Training methodology
This course employs interactive case studies to illustrate various elements of futures studies. Additionally, it incorporates individual debriefs, group discussions, role-playing scenarios, videos, and presentations as part of the learning experience
Target competencies
- Creative Thinking
- Conceptual Thinking
- Situation Analysis
- Future Thinking
- Theoretical Problem Solving
- Systems Judgment
- Critical Thinking
- Scenario Analysis
Course objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the applications of futurology for companies and governments
- Differentiate between possible, probable, and preferable futures
- Apply scenario thinking through the use of futures wheel and environmental scanning
- Identify the relationship between the foresight and strategy processes
- Utilize futures studies for managing and mitigating risks
Course outline
- History of Future Studies
- The Discipline of Futurology
- Applications of Futurology for Companies and Governments
- Key Actors in the Field
- Contemporary Theories and Applications
- Futures Thinking
- Embracing Change as the Norm
- Acknowledging the Acceleration of Change
- Recognizing Interconnectedness of Events
- Adopting a Holistic Perspective on Change
- Embracing Alternative Futures
- Distinguishing Between Different Futures
- Valuing Short, Medium, and Long-Range Planning
- Understanding the Risks of Leaving the Future to Chance
- Proactively Creating the Future
- Scenario Approach
- Environmental Scanning
- Futures Wheel
- Futures Table
- Weak Signals
- Black Swans and Wild Cards
- Comprehending Complexity
- Structural Understanding of Dynamic and Complex Wholes
- Approaches in Systems Thinking Methodologies
- Visionary Leadership and Corporate Foresight
- The Interrelation between Foresight and Strategy Processes
- Governmental and Regional Foresight
- The Relationship Between Strategic Management and Futures Research
- Leveraging Futures Studies for Change and Transformation
- Leadership's Role in Future Planning
- Utilizing Futures Studies for Risk Management and Mitigation
- Shaping Changing Futures
- Integrating Various Futures Studies Methods and Theoretical Perspectives
- Addressing Global Challenges
- Exploring Sustainable Futures
- Assessing the Impact of Globalization
- Understanding the Concept of Sustainability
Morning and evening classes are available. CompuBase Training Center, Abu Dhabi.
