Strategic foresight for positive change
DESCRIPTION
As our lives are being altered in ways we have yet to comprehend, organisations are looking for future direction. This course will look at how understanding the changing socio-economic, political and cultural landscape, in tandem with human values and behaviours, can help you anticipate change and identify white spaces of opportunity for you and your organisations. The good news: we are all capable of making a positive change.
This course will help you understand how and why change happens, and how you can create the change you want to see. We will explore how to use insight and foresight skills to help create and influence a more human-centric, positive future for all. We'll dive deep into the principles of strategic foresight, how to easily translate what you have learned into making more informed business decisions, and how you can achieve impactful outcomes through your work.
OUTCOMES
- Improve your ability to use hindsight and insight effectively to plan for the future
- Gain understanding of multiple possible futures
- Apply trend thinking to any business challenge
- Boost your ability to identify key drivers and values that can instigate change
- Learn the main tools and methods to integrate strategic foresight into your ways of working
- Feel more prepared for uncertain futures
- Gain confidence in leading your organisation in futures thinking
FORMAT
You will follow a series of lessons bundled in 6 chapters. Each Monday, the lessons for that week are unlocked. Study the content, watch the videos, and do the exercises at your own pace. Because you start at the same time as your fellow participants, you will be able to discuss, exchange feedback, and work on exercises together. Learning with and from your peers is one of the guiding principles of our courses.
During the 8 weeks, you will receive support from the main Course Mentor who will provide weekly support and guidance. You will also meet her live, during two live, interactive sessions.
The course set-up is based on the so-called cafeteria system, referring to the application of flexible choices for your benefit. In addition to the study materials and live sessions, you are able to book 1:1 video calls with a tutor of your choice. How long and how many times, that’s up to you; select your tutor, look at the availability, and book a time slot by paying the tutor fee. All lessons are online, and live sessions will take place via Zoom.
STUDY POINTS
This course is worth 40 SDC study points. You will receive a certificate of completion.
KEYWORDS
Strategic design, futures thinking, systems thinking, design research
COURSE SYLLABUS
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360° SERIES
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360° SERIES
ABILITY 01 - SOLVE FOR TOMORROW
LEVEL - EXPLORE
* Approximately EUR 545,00. Prices are exclusive of VAT. Non-EU citizens are exempt from VAT on e-services which includes online courses, workshops and talks.
Meet the tutors
Maja Grakalić (Croatia) is an independent foresight strategist, service designer and PhD candidate at Central Saint Martins in London. Her work merges strategic foresight with the human-centred collaborative approach.
Thomas D’hooge (Belgium) is currently employed as a professor at VIVES University of Applied Sciences in Belgium. There he plays both a coordinating and teaching role within courses on 'emerging technologies' and 'futures thinking'.
Filippo Cuttica (Italy) is Director Interaction Design at the LEGO Group and former UX Principal for Ethical Experiences at the BBC. Previously, as an independent designer, artist and researcher, he helped companies build futures that are both exciting and desirable.
Filippo is also a co-founding member of artist group IOCOSE, whose work deals with our narratives around the future, and the way they are constantly renegotiated.
Maya Van Leemput (Belgium) is UNESCO Chairholder in Images of the Futures & Co-creation for the research group Open Time | Applied Futures Research at Erasmushogeschool Brussel where she teaches Strategic Futures Orientation for final year Idea & Innovation Management BA students.
Mansi Parikh (India) is the founder of Future Tense Inc. As a Futurist & Experimenter Extraordinaire, she explores the liminal spaces between the past, present & future, real & imagined, questioning biases and finding new ways to rebuild through the lenses of sustainability and inclusivity.
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