Academy

The Future Laboratory Academy includes a series of Masterclasses covering trends and foresight, strategic networking, storytelling and scenario-planning.

Module 1 - New Foresight Frameworks

Foresight Masterclass Series 2

Module 1 - New Foresight Frameworks

How emerging polycrises have changed strategic foresight and why we need more bipartisan forecasting methodologies to cope
Masterclass
Module 2 - The Preparedness Mindset

Foresight Masterclass Series 2

Module 2 - The Preparedness Mindset

Why preparing for tomorrow requires us to reframe our foresight terminology and embrace anticipatory but precautionary approaches to foresight, rat...
Masterclass
Module 3 Decoding Known Unknowns

Foresight Masterclass Series 2

Module 3 Decoding Known Unknowns

When unknowable events can be anticipated by examining what isn’t there and how absence can be a used as a key component to imagine tomorrow.
Masterclass
Module 4 Hindsight Frameworks

Foresight Masterclass Series 2

Module 4 Hindsight Frameworks

How and why all strategic foresight frameworks should survey the past and use the many insights that sit within it to better inform and drive tomor...
Masterclass
Module 5 Refusing Tomorrow

Foresight Masterclass Series 2

Module 5 Refusing Tomorrow

How denial plays a key part in blunting our ability to effectively forecast tomorrow and why we fail to recognise its presence until it’s too late.
Masterclass
Module 6 Long View Thinking

Foresight Masterclass Series 2

Module 6 Long View Thinking

Why business decision-makers embrace a short-termist approach to forecasting when current challenges require long-game, long-path frameworks and so...
Masterclass
Module 7 Grey Rhino Stategies

Foresight Masterclass Series 2

Module 7 Grey Rhino Stategies

Denial may prevent us from anticipating tomorrow, but if we harness it skilfully it can become a very powerful strategic foresight tool.
Masterclass
Module 8 Embracing the Bias Trap

Foresight Masterclass Series 2

Module 8 Embracing the Bias Trap

Why biases are damaging, but when we openly understand and discuss them they can become a powerful and relevant part of the forecasting process.
Masterclass
Module 9 Foresight Leadership Techniques

Foresight Masterclass Series 2

Module 9 Foresight Leadership Techniques

The role foresight leadership plays in future certainty; tracking foresight thinking; and understanding and embracing the eight characteristics of ...
Masterclass
Module 10 Cobras, Swerves and the ‘Why’ Factor

Foresight Masterclass Series 2

Module 10 Cobras, Swerves and the ‘Why’ Factor

Understanding and avoiding the Cobra Effect; embracing a dynamic systems approach to foresight; and considering the ‘why’ of every forecast as well...
Masterclass
Module 11 Needs, Drivers and Value Sets

Foresight Masterclass Series 2

Module 11 Needs, Drivers and Value Sets

How to identify the key needs, drivers and values of your foresight research innovators and early adopters; harnessing cultural navigators to deepe...
Masterclass
Module 12 Hindsight Bias and Expert Usage

Foresight Masterclass Series 2

Module 12 Hindsight Bias and Expert Usage

Understanding the role bias plays in building forecasts; using expert interviews to challenge our thinking; noting how unintended consequences can ...
Masterclass
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