Foresight in Practice (Session 4)

The future rarely unfolds the way we expect. Funding models shift. Technologies emerge. Communities change. Foresight in Practice is a four-session, hands-on introduction to strategic foresight — a practice for exploring what could happen beyond simply guessing, and making decisions that hold up across more than one possible future.Over four in-person sessions, you'll work through a real strategic challenge facing your organization and learn practical tools for navigating uncertainty.The Sessions 1: Wednesday, September 16 — Foresight 101What foresight is — and isn't. Explore real-world examples, get introduced to the tools you'll use, and choose the strategic challenge you'll explore. 2: Wednesday, October 7 — Frame & ScanTurn your issue into a focused foresight question, then scan for signals of change using the STEEP framework. 3: Wednesday, November 4 — Uncertainties & ScenariosCluster signals into drivers, identify critical uncertainties, and build four plausible futures. 4: Tuesday, December 8 — From Futures to ActionTest your strategy against each future, then backcast practical actions for the next 12 months.