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About the Course

Do you want to think about the future with more creativity and optimism? Do you want to see what’s coming faster, so you can be better prepared for disruptions and more in control of your future? Do you want to get better at changing what’s possible today – in your company, your industry, your community, and in your own life? This course will introduce you to the practice of futures thinking, as developed and applied for the past 50 years by the Institute for the Future, a Silicon-Valley-based research and learning group founded in 1968. In this course, you’ll build your understanding of what futures thinking is and what you can do with it. You’ll master essential foresight techniques. You’ll meet some professional futurists. And you’ll choose one or more future topics you want to investigate with your new foresight skills. This course is for anyone who wants to spot opportunities for innovation and invention faster. You can gain the skills and confidence to help YOU become someone who makes the future, instead of letting the future happen to you. Many thanks to the Enlight Foundation and the Enlight Collaborative, which provided a grant to support the creation of this course....

Top reviews

TF

May 16, 2020

Excellent overview of foresight studies. Nothing in any of the follow-on courses is technically hard, but I suspect putting it into practice is a bit like the game of Go: the rules are the easy part.

CK

Aug 3, 2020

I really liked how this course was structured with videos, readings, and activities. It has a nice flow, and lots of helpful information. I would highly recommend this for any aspiring futurist.

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By Paul S

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Nov 23, 2020

Enjoyed the course because it balanced theory with practical tools. I need both to feel confident. Looking forward to the next in the series.

By Thomas C

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Jul 11, 2020

This is a very interesting and insightful course which is very well facilitated. The practical assignments are useful and thought provoking.

By Fernando Y

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Dec 20, 2019

Excellent instructor, outstanding content, and super relevant subject manner. I am very thankful I found this course. This is phenomenal.

By PLT G L L

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Mar 7, 2021

Thank you so much for offering this kind of course. It really help us a lot not only how to plan our future but plan strive for the best.

By Arthur A

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Dec 26, 2021

Helpful in setting up yourself for Futures Thinking, does not demand any technical concept. It is useful for everyone and to anyone.

By Allan C

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Feb 11, 2021

How i wish i learned very much earlier about this course, it gives new persfective on how I understand what is happening around us...

By Alfredo A E A

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Feb 25, 2021

Good course, is very important to learn about how to think about future, this course gave me a good introduction to Future Thinking.

By Kevin L K L

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Oct 20, 2020

I like how the course is well planned and with ample explanation. Besides, it gives a chance for us to explore what our peer think.

By Paul v K

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Oct 7, 2022

Excellent course to get the right mindset for future thinking. I am working since years in the field and this course is spot on.

By Julianna B

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Jul 17, 2023

So much information, passion and eager in this course<3 wide your imagination and get some practical tools for the future!

By Amir H B M

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Nov 9, 2020

Great Course!! Really Opens the mind to have a vision about future and think deeper how we can help to change the future!!

By Dr. A A

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Jun 18, 2020

It is an excellent course. It will equip you with the knowledge and skills

to think like a futurist! Highly recommended.

By Valerie A

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Jan 14, 2020

Exellent course, was thought provoking and provides some real structure for applying action to potential future outcomes!

By Rodrigo P O

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Feb 7, 2022

Me encantó el curso. Más allá de las herramientas, es realmente movilizador hacia el tema y su importancia: súper bueno.

By Dr A T

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Apr 11, 2020

It was very useful course which contains 5 integrated course

Thanks for Future Institute as well as professor instructor

By Joe L

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Nov 17, 2019

This is a truly fabulous course. Very positive with a lot of practical tools to aid futures thinking as a way of life.

By Juan C L

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Aug 7, 2020

This course is inspiring... has helped me to embrace the future and look at it with more optimism and responsibility.

By Ana K M C

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Jul 21, 2021

Es un curso interesante y el cual te dan ganas de seguir aprendiendo. Muy recomendado y gracias por la oportunidad.

By PLT R Z P

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Feb 23, 2021

what a great course it really help me pep my future and ready my future to grade it with the signals along the way

By Maria B P R

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Sep 14, 2020

Excellent course. It gives me the opportunity to understand something interesting about the strategic thinking

By KJ B

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Feb 7, 2020

Fantastic! offered a great perception on how to think Future not just a amateur, but bringing a depth in to it.

By Lynda C

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Jan 29, 2021

Fabulous introduction to the discipline of futures thinking. Looking forward to my next course on this topic.

By Angela Y

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May 1, 2022

Easy to follow course. Good balance between theory (listening to video and reading litterature) and practice.

By De-Jyun,Liao

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Dec 30, 2019

It gives me another level of thinking and equip me to confront the problems that pop up everyday in my life.

By Vaughn B

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Oct 25, 2021

I'm really glad I decided to do this course and I am looking forward to continuing with the specialization.