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Future thinking is a creative and exploratory process that uses divergent thinking, seeking many possible answers and acknowledging uncertainty. It's a different mindset to analytical thinking which uses convergent thinking to seek the right answer and reduce uncertainty

This course will incorporate horizon scanning (HS) or horizon scan which is a method from future studies, sometimes regarded as a part of foresight. It is the early detection and assessment of emerging technologies or threats by main policymakers to enable organizations to prepare ahead.

Course Objectives

Describe the role that future thinking plays in the long-term success of an organization

–        Identify the competencies of future thinking

–        Develop a strategic issues mind map that identifies key strategic issues facing the organization today and likely to affect it in the future

–        Develop a personal plan for adjusting current and future decisions and behaviour to reflect the results of becoming more of a strategic thinker

Course Outline

·         Introduction to Futures Thinking

·         an alternative to traditional (military) command and control planning

·         Visioning the future

·         Forces acting on the future

·         Applied futures thinking in business and the public sector

·         Know the difference between Conventional Management and Strategic Management.

·         Understand what it means to think strategically.

·         Understand the relationship between Strategic Thinking and Strategic Planning.

·         Outline the Strategic Planning Process.

·         Applying the Futures  Skills in your Business Environment

·         Strengthening Futures Thinking at All Organizational Levels

·         Re-Imagine!

·         Business Excellence in a Disruptive Age

·         An Introduction to Crazy Times

·         Cultivating the Skills of Re-perception and Reframing :

·         Forms of Strategic Modeling

·         Decision Scenarios

·         Why Invest Time In Scenarios?

·         Scenarios Connection to Knowledge Management

·         Translating Futures Thinking into Strategic Advantage

·         Analytical Thinking

Who Is Right For The Program

This course is designed to meet the needs of all staff in your organisation who desire to learn new trends in  productive futures thinking

Methodology

Interactive presentation, using practical exercises, demonstration, quizzes, hands-on group discussion, question and answer.  role plays and case studies, participants in this course will gain useful insight into how to identify and use the attitudes and behaviours that have a positive impact on increased productivity.