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
Comprehensive tools and methods for the
complete foresight professional
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- Apr 7-May 7, 2021 | Live-Online
8am-12pm PDT | 11am-3pm EDT |
3-7pm UTC - May 25-Jun 17, 2021 | Live-Online
8am-12pm PDT | 11am-3pm EDT |
3-7pm UTC - Jul 13-Aug 5, 2021 | Live-Online
5pm-9pm PDT | 10am-2pm AEST | 8am-12pm CST/HKT/SGT - Oct 6-Nov 10, 2021 | Live-Online
8am-12pm EDT | 12-4pm UTC - Nov 30-Dec 14, 2021 | Live-Online
8am-12pm PST | 11am-3pm EST | 4-8pm UTC
IFTF Design Futures Training
Make the future come alive in the present
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- May 11-25, 2021 | Live-Online
9am-3pm PDT | 12pm-6pm EDT | 4-10PM UTC
See agenda. >> - Nov 11-12, 2021 | Palo Alto, California
9am-5:30pm PST
IFTF Scenario Building
Craft compelling scenario-based stories from your insights
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- Mar 18-26, 2021 | Live-Online | WAITLIST ONLY
9am-12pm PDT | 12-3pm EDT | 4-7PM UTC - Sep 9-17, 2021 | Live-Online
9am-12pm PDT | 12-3pm EDT | 4-7PM UTC
IFTF Foresight Essentials Community Calendar
Connect with and learn from fellow foresight practitioners from around the world
- IFTF Foresight Talks: The Capacity to Decolonize
March 16, 2021
9am PDT | 12pm EDT | 17:00 UTC
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- IFTF Certified Practitioner Meet-Up (for IFTF alumni)
March 31, 2021
9am PDT | 12pm EDT | 17:00 UTC
- IFTF Foresight Talks: Transition Design: An Approach to Co-Create Preferred Futures Pathways
April 15, 2021
8am PDT | 11am EDT | 16:00 UTC
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To register for a training, contact:
IFTF Foresight Essentials | register@iftf.org
For questions, contact:
Cindy Baskin | cbaskin@iftf.org
See our deck from the IFTF Foresight Essentials introduction on Dec 10, 2020.
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