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 contact Neela Lazkani (nlazkani@iftf.org) to inquire about upcoming sessions. Advance registration is required and space is limited—early booking recommended.
IFTF Foresight Essentials
{Last updated July 9, 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
October 13-15, 2020
Live-Online, View the full session schedule here. >>
FORESIGHT TALKS WEBINAR 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.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Foresight Talks are free, open to all, and ideal for graduates of IFTF Foresight Essentials.
Steering Change in a Whitewater World: Working with Wicked Problems
On Thursday August 20th at 9:00am Pacific Time, join IFTF for a special 90-minute webinar with John Seely Brown and Ann Pendalton-Julian to discuss their new book Design Unbound. More details to come soon.
How to Future: A Practical, Tactical Guide to Foresight
On Wednesday, September 30th at 9:00am Pacific Time, Institute for the Future will host renowned futurists and teachers Madeline Ashby and Scott Smith to discuss their new book How to Future: Leading and Sensemaking in an Age of Hyperchange. We'll get a taste of what's in the book, share reflections on how futuring feels different in a post-COVID world, and make room for your questions. Join us as Scott and Madeline share valuable lessons from their extensive careers as futures practitioners.
ASK A FUTURIST Q&A WEBINARS
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.
Our Magical Future: Science, Art, and the Imagination with David Pescovitz
May 6, 2020—9:00am Pacific Time
Futures thinking calls for us to imagine different possibilities. Creative mediums like art and science fiction are vital tools in every futurist's toolkit, making what's imagined feel more real and provocative. Join David Pescovitz, editor/partner at the influential tech/culture website Boing Boing, along with IFTF Vantage Research Director Rod Falcon as they answer your questions about how art and science fiction can allow us to create present-day provocations that build possible futures. Sign up now »
XR and Simulation with Toshi Hoo
August 12, 2020—9:00am Pacific Time
Design Futures with Jake Dunagan
November 11, 2020—9:00am Pacific Time