IFTF Foresight Essentials
Community Resources
Participation in IFTF Foresight Essentials means connection to a global community of foresight practitioners and futures thinkers. Institute for the Future is committed to providing continued opportunities for our community to create value, network with other experienced professionals, and grow the larger foresight field around the world.
Explore one or all of these ways to connect with the global community of foresight practitioners.
IFTF Certified Foresight Practitioner Meet-ups
IFTF Certified Practitioner Meet-Ups are hour-long open conversations exclusively for those who have attended an IFTF Foresight Essentials training. The goal of the online alumni meetings is to provide a platform to connect, share knowledge, and learn from one another, and to support a more robust, diverse community of foresight practitioners. Few things are more inspiring than hearing concrete stories about how we are all refining our foresight practices.
IFTF Foresight Essentials Newsletter
The IFTF Foresight Essentials Newsletter is a monthly email for sharing tools, tips, and inspiration. Written for those who are practicing futures thinking, the newsletter unpacks tools and methods to fortify your practice, highlight upcoming events that will widen your network and perspective, and share stories that will spark ideas and deepen your learning.
- Subscribe to the IFTF Foresight Essentials Newsletter here.
- Read through the IFTF Foresight Essentials Newsletter Archive
IFTF Foresight Talks
Moderated one-hour sessions introducing you to some of the best foresight strategists, designers, and leaders in the world, IFTF Foresight Talks seek to expand the flow of conversation within the global foresight community. They are free, open to all, and ideal for graduates of IFTF Foresight Essentials.