Strategic Foresight: Anticipating Disruptions and Making Future-Ready Decisions
In today's fast-changing world, traditional strategic planning is no longer enough. The ability to anticipate future trends, challenges, and opportunities is essential for leaders and organizations that want to stay ahead of disruption. According to UNESCO and the World Economic Forum, Strategic Foresight & Futures Thinking is a key skill for 21st-century leaders.
This course will introduce you to the fundamental frameworks, methods, and tools of foresight and how to apply them to business, technology, and AI. By exploring multiple plausible futures, you will gain new perspectives on the present and uncover strategic opportunities for action today.
Why Foresight?
- Increase resilience in times of uncertainty
- Identify early signals of disruption and innovation
- Make better strategic decisions today by understanding future possibilities
- Gain a competitive edge in business and technology
Join this course and start shaping the future—before it shapes you!
Content
- Introduction to key Foresight & Futures Thinking frameworks and tools
- Trend & mega trend analysis, with a focus on technology and AI
- Scenario-building: Exploring different future technology landscapes
- Hands-on futures thinking exercise to apply key concepts
Learning Outcomes
- Understand Strategic Foresight principles, methods, and benefits
- Learn how to apply foresight in your organization (or personal life)
- Gain tools to increase resilience, spot early innovation opportunities, and mitigate risks
- Explore how foresight helps in navigating AI and technological disruption
Training Method
Interactive lesson combined with lecture-based training.
Organised By
Digital Learning Hub Luxembourg
Certification
Participation OnlyPrerequisites
There are no prerequisites.
Planning and location
09:00 - 13:00
Your trainer(s) for this course
Sylvain Cottong
As an economist by education, Sylvain Cottong has more than 25 years of experience in advising organisations and companies in digital transformation, organisational & strategy development, as well as strategic foresight.