What We Do
FORESIGHT TRAINING
IFTF's Foresight Training is an immersive learning experience created for individuals, teams, and organizations committed to developing and expanding their capacity for foresight. Please email register@iftf.org to inquire about upcoming sessions. Advance registration is required and space is limited—early booking recommended.
IFTF Foresight Essentials
{Last updated October 20, 2020}
October 14-November 13, 2020 - Online format
Live-Online, 4.5 weeks in Pacific Standard Timezone
View the full session schedule here. >>December 1-15, 2020 - Online format
Live-Online, 2 weeks in Pacific Standard Timezone
View the full session schedule here. >>February 9-23, 2021 - Online format
Live-Online, 2 weeks in Eastern Standard Timezone
View the full session schedule here. >>April 7-May 7, 2021,
Live-Online, 6-sessions, 5-weeks Pacific Standard Timezone
View the full session schedule here. >>IFTF Design Futures Training
May 11, 18, 25, 2021
Live-Online, Full session schedule coming soon
FORESIGHT TALKS Web Series
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 its challenges into tomorrow’s opportunities. Foresight Talks are free, open to all, and ideal for graduates of IFTF Foresight Essentials. Registration required.
Curating the End of the World: An Afrofuturist 2.0 Lens on our Collapse and Survival
On Tuesday, October 20th at 9:00am Pacific Time, Institute for the Future will host renowned Afrofuturist Dr. Reynaldo Anderson to discuss the second wave of Afrofuturism, to interrogate our constructions of the past, present, and future, and to make room for your questions. Join us for this important conversation with Dr. Anderson as he shares insights and lessons from his extensive career as a scholar and organizer of a cultural movement.
ASK A FUTURIST Web Series
Moderated one-hour Q&A sessions with experienced futurists, the new Ask a Futurist is a public webinar series brought to you by IFTF Vantage as a forum to ask questions and hear answers from IFTF futurists drawing on insights from years of research and experience. Free and open to all. Registration required.
Design Futures with Jake Dunagan
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
9 am PST / 12 pm EST / 17:00 UTC
Join us November 11 for a a conversation with IFTF Research Director Jake Dunagan to explore how media, design, and immersive experiences help people feel futures. Don't miss this opportunity to have your questions addressed in real time by an expert design futurist!