Foresight Training
IFTF’s new webinar series, Foresight Talks delivers powerful perspectives from seasoned foresight practitioners
piloting a path towards the future.
Moderated one-hour sessions filled with tips, insights and first-hand experience, IFTF’s Foresight Talks spark rich dialogue among futures thinkers from leading organizations as they discuss how to navigate today’s global turbulence — and transform challenges into tomorrow’s opportunities.
Foresight Talks are free, open to all, and ideal for graduates of IFTF’s Foresight Training program. Each session includes a period for questions from the audience, and is archived below. Foresight Talks will be offered quarterly.
Register for an upcoming Foresight Talk today!
How the US Forest Service is Promoting Foresight within Its Institution
Wednesday, December 11th at 9:00am Pacific Time
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How the US Forest Service is Promoting Foresight within Its Institution
On Wednesday, December 11th at 9:00am Pacific Time, Institute for the Future, together with the US Forest Service's David Bengston and Jason Crabtree, will host a free and public-facing webinar about how they're developing and applying foresight methods and thinking to help forest planners, managers, and policy makers anticipate and prepare for change.
David N. Bengston is Social Scientist and Environmental Futurist for the Strategic Foresight Group at the US Forest Service, Northern Research Station in St. Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Bengston is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Forest Resources and the Conservation Biology Graduate Program at the University of Minnesota. He is currently the Chair of the North American Forest Commission’s Foresight Working Group. Dr. Bengston has an individually designed BS in Futures Studies, and MS and PhD in environmental economics, and is a member of the Association of Professional Futurists and the World Futures Studies Federation.
Jason Crabtree is Lead Futurist & Foresight Researcher within the Strategic Foresight Group at the US Forest Service Northern Research Station in partnership with the University of Minnesota - St. Paul. He develops methodology and facilitates work sessions that build skill sets among their team of resource planners, scientists, and researchers. By integrating foresight into the long-term visioning process they are working to create presently-sustainable and future-thrivable operations for the shared resources within the USFS Eastern Region and beyond. He holds a Master of Foresight from the University of Houston and is a member of the Association of Professional Futurists.
From the Archives of Foresight Talks
On Thursday, September 19th, Institute for the Future, together with Nestle's Global Consumer Insight and Market Intelligence Manager, Dimitri Gerebtzoff, hosted public-facing webinar about what it's like to sense early trends at one of the world's leading food companies. Join us to talk about how Dimitri manages his global network of trend sensers and how he transforms trends into business opportunities and products.
Dimitri's role at Nestle is to provide global consumer insights to food categories and brands managers to support their strategies. For his background, Dimitri studied biology and behavioral science, worked four years in the Pharma industry, then six years selling behavioral observation systems (France, CH, BE). His first four years at Nestle was working in R&D (on consumer rituals), and his last five years have been in savory food (product consumer insight and now global category/brand consumer insights).
On July 24, 2019 Institute for the Future, together with Stanford University d.school's Designer in Residence Lisa Kay Solomon, hosted a free and public-facing webinar about the intersections and applications of design and futures thinking.
With over fifteen years of scenario planning and design thinking experience, Lisa Kay Solomon, is passionate about helping all leaders become more creative, flexible, and resilient in the face of constant change. She’s co-authored two books on the topic and writes frequently about futures and design as teachable and learnable practices. Currently, a lecturer and Designer in Residence at the Stanford d.school, Lisa is responsible for experimenting with new programs, classes, and ideas that connect the fields of futures thinking and design. She’s co-taught popular classes such as Inventing the Future, Advance: A Primer on Futures Thinking, and more recently, Designing and Ethical Operating System with the Institute for the Future’s Jane McGonigal.
From March 19, 2019.
Institute for the Future, together with Microsoft Envisioning Team's Ming-Li Chai and Harald Becker, hosted a free webinar for the public about what it's like to make the future in one of the world's leading tech companies
Ming-Li Chai is Principal Design Researcher, and Harald Becker is Director Industry Engagement & Research. They spoke about how they create, communicate, and inspire their colleagues, partners, and users with foresight and insight.
Foresight Essentials
Calendar of Upcoming Trainings
- November 5-7, 2019, Singapore {Sold-out}
- December 3-5, 2019, Palo Alto, CA {Limited availability}
- February 25-27, 2020, Palo Alto, CA
- March 24-26, 2020, Washington, DC
- May 12-14, 2020, Munich, Germany
- June 23-25, 2020, Palo Alto, CA
- September 22-24, 2020, Palo Alto, CA
- October 6-8, 2020, Manchester, New Hampshire
Design Futures Training
- December 10-11, 2019, Palo Alto, CA {Sold-out}
- April 29-30, 2020, Palo Alto, CA
About IFTF's Foresight Training
IFTF's Foresight Training program leverages over 50 years of futures content, tools, and methodologies to help individuals and organizations build foresight capacity. Our three-day introductory training in futures thinking creates new views of transformative possibilities in support of a more sustainable future.
Interested in learning more about our webinars and trainings?
Contact our team here:
Neela Lazkani | nlazkani@iftf.org