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Foresight is a skill. Learn it from the experts.

 

The global pandemic has reminded us just how quickly the world can change. Dealing with extreme uncertainty is not just a reality, but a way of life. How well equipped are you to anticipate and prepare for the challenges ahead?

IFTF Foresight Essentials is a portfolio of trainings created to provide the right tools and techniques for embracing strategic foresight, navigating large-scale change, and leading your organization towards a vibrant future.

With IFTF Foresight Essentials, you’ll learn to:

  • Identify and analyze signals of change
  • See beyond current constraints to identify new possibilities
  • Leverage hindsight to discover patterns of innovation and disruption
  • Design futures projects that lead to actionable insights
  • Build your organization’s foresight capacity



     

 

IFTF Foresight Essentials Training

Comprehensive tools and methods for the complete foresight professional
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  • Nov 21-Dec 15, 2022  |  Live-Online  |  9am EST  |  14:00 UTC  |  3pm CET
  • Feb 1-Mar 8, 2023  |  Live-Online  |  5pm PST  |  9am +1 CST/SGT  |  12pm +1 AEDT
  • Feb 28-Apr 4, 2023  |  Live-Online  |  9am PDT  |  12pm EDT  |  5/6pm CET
  • Apr 18-20, 2023  |  In-person  |  Palo Alto, CA  |  9am-5:30pm PDT
  • May 3-Jun 7, 2023  |  Live-Online  |  9am EDT  |  2pm BST  |  3pm CEST

IFTF Design Futures Training

Make the future come alive in the present
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  • May 2-16, 2023  |  Live-Online  |  8am PDT   |   11am EDT   |   5pm CEST 

IFTF Scenario Building

Craft compelling scenario-based stories from your insights
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  • Nov 7-18, 2022  |  Live-Online  |  9am PST  |  12pm EST  |  17:00 UTC
  • Apr 17-May 2, 2023  |  Live-Online  |  9am PDT  |  12pm EDT  |  16:00 UTC

IFTF Fast Futures: Foresight for Beginners in 90 Minutes

Foresight for beginners in 90 minutes for $99
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  • Tue, Dec 6, 2022  |  Live-Online  |  10am PST  |  1pm EST  |  18:00 UTC

 

To register for a training or ask a question, contact:

Cindy Baskin | [email protected]

 

Want to learn more?

Register to attend Learn with IFTF: Foresight Essentials, a live 30-minute introductory
webinar on Wed, Nov 2 at 5pm PDT to see how IFTF Foresight Essentials builds
world-ready, future-ready skills and mindsets.



IFTF Foresight Essentials 

Institute for the Future is the world’s leading futures organization. Its training program, IFTF Foresight Essentials, is a comprehensive portfolio of strategic foresight training tools based upon 50 years of IFTF best practices. IFTF Foresight Essentials cultivates the mindset and skillset that enable individuals and organizations to foresee future forces, identify emerging imperatives, and develop world-ready strategies. IFTF Foresight Essentials is uniquely customizable for businesses, government agencies, and social impact organizations.

IFTF Foresight Toolkit + Templates Usage

As a research and educational organization, Institute for the Future’s mission is to build more foresight capacity in the world by providing tools and resources to help people better anticipate the future to make decisions in the present. To this end the IFTF Foresight Essentials Toolkit and Templates are held under an IFTF copyright and licensed under the Creative Commons 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). If you are an IFTF Certified Foresight Practitioner, we encourage the reproduction and use of these tools within your organization(s) and in your own practice of foresight education for any non-commercial, attribution-only, non-derivative use. All video assets are copyright of Institute for the Future, all rights reserved.

For more information about using these tools or how to bring a Foresight Workshop to your organization with customized content, please contact:

Lyn Jeffery | [email protected]

 

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