What is Futures Thinking? An Introduction - How to Become a Futurist - Session 1

Описание: What is Futures thinking is a podcast series by Sohail Inayatullah with Steve Gould. This series is a comprehensive introduction to Futures thinking which is a building block for How to Become a Futurist?
After completion of this series you will be able to act like, how to think like a futurist?

Do you feel overwhelmed by the future? This video workshop with Sohail Inayatullah explores Futures Thinking, a framework to move beyond just reacting to change and instead, shape your preferred future.

0:00 Introduction
0:23 Professor Sohail Inayatullah
0:30 What is Futures Thinking?
3:20 How can we use the future as an asset?
6:12 How does Transformation link to Metaphor?
7:49 Transformation and leadership
8:55 What is Strategic Foresight?
9:43 Defining Strategic Foresight
10:32 How do we solve tomorrow's problems today?
12:58 Mapping
14:05 Anticipation
14:49 Emerging issues Analysis (EIA)
16:14 Timing
18:51 Deepening
18:59 Causal Layered Analysis
21:53 Creating Alternatives
28:32 Strategic Foresight and critical success factors

Learn the Six pillars of Futures Thinking :
Introduction to Futures Studies and Six Pillars Approach    • What is Futures Thinking? An Introduction ...  
1. Mapping the Future: Understand the critical drivers and barriers shaping your future.    • Mapping | What is Futures Thinking?  The S...  
2. Anticipating the Future : Identify potential disruptions and emerging issues that could change your map.    • Mapping | What is Futures Thinking?  The S...  
3. Timing the Future: Recognize the patterns of change impacting your organization or society -pendulum, linear, cyclical, spiral.    • Anticipation and Timing | What is Futures ...  
4. Deepening the Future: Analyze the underlying worldviews and metaphors shaping your understanding of the future CLA.    • Deepening | What is Futures Thinking?  The...  
5. Creating Alternatives Futures : Develop scenarios to explore different possibilities for the future -best case, worst case, business as usual, outlier.    • Creating Alternatives | What is Futures Th...  
6. Transforming the Future: Define your desired future and create a roadmap to achieve it -backcasting.    • Transforming | What is Futures Thinking?  ...  

This video is perfect for:

Leaders and strategists who want to be proactive in a changing world.
Anyone interested in developing a more hopeful and adaptable #mindset towards the future.
Individuals and organizations seeking to create a more positive impact.

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