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18 November – 19 November
2 training days · Online
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Why this workshop?
The future does not arrive all at once; it first appears in small signals, shifts in behavior, emerging technologies, and changes in the economy, regulation, and society. Yet many organizations become so focused on managing the present that they are caught off guard by these transformations.
This workshop helps participants systematically interpret change, distinguish between noise and meaningful signals, and develop multiple possible futures rather than relying on a single prediction.
About the workshop
The Future-Making Workshop presents 61 ideas and frameworks in futures thinking, scenario planning, trend analysis, innovation, and strategic resilience. It helps participants connect external transformations to today’s decisions and turn the future from a matter of speculation into a space for analysis, choice, and preparedness
This workshop provides participants with a practical framework for identifying emerging changes, understanding trends and driving forces, developing multiple scenarios, and stress-testing strategies and decisions against different possibilities. As a result, participants enhance their ability to anticipate change, prepare effectively, and take early action.
What will you learn in this workshop?
The workshop takes you through a range of ideas and tools that help you identify emerging signals, analyze trends, develop scenarios, and transform foresight into practical decisions and actionable choices
Distinguish between a trend, a temporary event, and a weak signal. Understand the economic, technological, social, and regulatory forces shaping change. Understanding how transformations interact and the indirect consequences they may produce. Develop multiple future scenarios instead of relying on a single forecast. Test strategies and decisions against different possible futures. Identify emerging opportunities and early-stage risks. Building strategic options that expand freedom of action and reduce the impact of unexpected events. Turn foresight into actionable initiatives and practical decisions.
Workshop themes
The workshop covers seven core themes that help participants understand change, analyze its implications, and transform insights into practical decisions and actionable choices.
1
Reading Change Signals
Identifying changes in the environment and determining whether they are temporary events or the beginning of deeper transformations.
Not every buzzworthy event is a trend, and not every small signal is insignificant. Major change often begins at the edges of the market. Continuous monitoring is more effective than analyzing change only after it has occurred.
2
Drivers of Change
Understanding the technological, economic, social, environmental, and regulatory forces that shape the future.
Technology changes both behavior and business models. Regulatory shifts can create new markets—or shut existing ones down. Different forces interact with one another; they do not operate in isolation.
3
Systems Thinking
Understanding relationships and ripple effects rather than viewing each change in isolation.
Every change has both direct and second-order effects. Solving a problem in one part of a system may create a problem elsewhere. Understanding relationships is more valuable than simply collecting events.
4
Scenario Building
Developing alternative future scenarios to prepare for multiple plausible outcomes.
A scenario is not a prediction; it is a tool for testing thinking. A good scenario challenges current assumptions. Considering multiple scenarios reduces dependence on a single future vision.
5
Emerging Opportunities and Risks
Identifying potential new markets, business models, and emerging threats.
Early opportunities often appear small before becoming obvious to everyone. New risks may not be visible in historical indicators. Early preparation expands options and reduces the cost of response.
6
Strategic Agility
Maintaining a clear direction while preserving the ability to adapt as conditions change.
Flexibility does not mean a lack of direction. A strong strategic choice preserves future freedom of action. Full commitment to a single plan can become a vulnerability.
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Turning the Future into Action
Connecting foresight to today’s decisions, learning experiments, and early initiatives.
The future is shaped by a series of small, cumulative decisions. Early experimentation transforms uncertainty into knowledge. Foresight without accountability and measurable indicators remains merely an intellectual exercise.
Who is it for?
This workshop is designed for leaders and professionals who operate in fast-changing environments and seek to strengthen their ability to understand the future, anticipate change, and connect emerging trends to strategy, innovation, and decision-making.
Executive leaders and department managers. Strategy and transformation teams. Innovation and business development teams. Entrepreneurs and business owners. Product and technology managers. Risk management and planning teams. Consultants, researchers, and analysts. Anyone responsible for making long-term decisions in a dynamic and evolving environment.
What will you walk away with?
By the end of the workshop, the goal is not for participants to possess a single prediction of the future, but rather a systematic capability to interpret change, develop multiple possibilities, and translate them into practical options, decisions, and preparedness.
Enhanced ability to identify signals and emerging trends. Deeper understanding of the drivers of change and how they interact. Ability to develop future scenarios that can be meaningfully discussed and evaluated. Early identification of emerging opportunities and risks. Capacity to test decisions and plans against multiple possible futures. Development of more flexible and resilient strategic options. Ability to convert foresight into practical experiments and initiatives. A methodology for continuously updating perspectives as new information emerges.
How is the workshop delivered?
The workshop is delivered through an interactive executive-learning approach that combines trend analysis, transformation assessment, scenario exercises, and discussions on how future developments may impact businesses, jobs, and current decision-making.
