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Journey into Strategic Foresight (LP001)


Description
Alex is the Co-Founder and the Head of Foresight of the Ideactio Center for Foresight Research and Consulting (Singapore), associate editor with World Futures Review, and honorary research fellow at Strathclyde Business School. Alex obtained his PhD in Management and Organization (focusing in corporate foresight) at NUS Business School under a President Fellowship. He conducts research on corporate foresight and futures and foresight theories and methods. His research has been published in the journals Academy of Management Perspectives, Harvard Business Review, European Business Review, Futures, Futures & Foresight Science, Foresight, and World Futures Review, among other outlets. Alex regularly gives futures and foresight workshops globally and has advised and trained dozens of public and private organizations on their foresight capabilities.
Content
  • Introduction
  • Pre-Assessment
  • Difference Between Forecasting, Prediction and Foresight
  • Why Foresight is More Important than Forecasting
  • Futures Studies, Foresight, Futurism, Futurology, Futures Thinking, What Name???
  • Framing a Futures & Foresight Project
  • Environmental Scanning vs Horizon Scanning
  • Top Three Scenario Planning Methods Explained and Compared
  • From Scenarios to Strategy: Top Three Methods
  • Assessment
  • Conclusion
  • End of Course Survey
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed