IFTF Foresight Essentials
IFTF Foresight Essentials
IFTF Foresight Essentials is a one-of-a-kind course designed to help individuals and organizations develop their skills in the art and science of foresight. As a participant, you’ll learn to filter information to determine its usefulness; transform urgent foresight into actionable insights; disrupt short-termism; and develop and test your own experiments in future-making. Upon completion, you’ll receive a certification as a foresight practitioner and join a network of like-minded specialists committed to promoting and supporting futures thinking across the globe.
You’ll learn to:
- Identify and analyze signals of change
- Leverage hindsight to discover patterns of innovation—and disruption
- Build a "foresight mindset" for your own futures thinking
- Design futures projects that lead to actionable insights
The course includes:
- Live-online instruction conducted by IFTF researchers
- Immersion in futures-thinking skills, methodologies, and processes
- Proprietary IFTF toolkit with 22 specialized tools and accessories
- Presenter slides including powerful takeaways
- Personalized strategic Foresight-Insight-Action plan for post-training application
- Official certification as an IFTF-trained foresight practitioner
- Networking opportunities with cross-industry attendees
IFTF Foresight Essentials Calendar
- 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
See agenda. >>
Registration Fee:
- $6,500 Standard
- $6,000 Standard early-bird*
- $4,500 Nonprofit/education/government
- $4,000 Nonprofit/education/government early-bird*
Email register@iftf.org to verify your organization's eligibility.
*Register 60 days prior to a session to receive an early-bird discount.
See how experts in every field have used their experience in IFTF's Foresight Training to communicate vision and build capacity for change ...
IFTF Foresight Talks is our free webinar series featuring experienced foresight practitioners from different sectors and industries across the globe.
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 Studio 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 a certified IFTF 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.