IFTF Foresight Essentials
Foresight is a skill. Learn it from the experts.
This year, we’ve been reminded 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
Course Description >>
Fees and Policies >>
- December 1-15, 2020 | Live-Online {SOLD OUT}
8am-12pm Pacific Time
See agenda. >> - February 9-23, 2021 | Live-Online
8am-12pm Eastern Time
See agenda. >> - April 7-May 7, 2021 | Live-Online
8am-12pm Pacific Time
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IFTF Design Futures Training
Course Description >>
Fees and Policies >>
- May 11-25, 2021 | Live-Online
9am-3pm Pacific Time
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IFTF Foresight Essentials Community Calendar
- IFTF Foresight Talks: Equity and Decolonization—Transformation at the
Intersection of Aid, Policy, and Foresight
December 2, 2020
9am Pacific Time / 12pm Eastern Time
Register >> - IFTF Certified Practitioner Meet-Up (for IFTF alumni)
December 17, 2020
9am Pacific Time / 12pm Eastern Time - IFTF Foresight Talks: Jason Lewis
January 14, 2021
9am Pacific Time / 12pm Eastern Time
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To register for a training, contact:
IFTF Foresight Essentials | register@iftf.org
For questions, contact:
Cindy Baskin | cbaskin@iftf.org
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.
For more information about using these tools or how to bring a Foresight Workshop to your organization with customized content, please contact:
Lyn Jeffery | ljeffery@iftf.org