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About the Course

Do you want to think about the future with more creativity and optimism? Do you want to see what’s coming faster, so you can be better prepared for disruptions and more in control of your future? Do you want to get better at changing what’s possible today – in your company, your industry, your community, and in your own life? This course will introduce you to the practice of futures thinking, as developed and applied for the past 50 years by the Institute for the Future, a Silicon-Valley-based research and learning group founded in 1968. In this course, you’ll build your understanding of what futures thinking is and what you can do with it. You’ll master essential foresight techniques. You’ll meet some professional futurists. And you’ll choose one or more future topics you want to investigate with your new foresight skills. This course is for anyone who wants to spot opportunities for innovation and invention faster. You can gain the skills and confidence to help YOU become someone who makes the future, instead of letting the future happen to you. Many thanks to the Enlight Foundation and the Enlight Collaborative, which provided a grant to support the creation of this course....

Top reviews

TF

May 16, 2020

Excellent overview of foresight studies. Nothing in any of the follow-on courses is technically hard, but I suspect putting it into practice is a bit like the game of Go: the rules are the easy part.

CK

Aug 3, 2020

I really liked how this course was structured with videos, readings, and activities. It has a nice flow, and lots of helpful information. I would highly recommend this for any aspiring futurist.

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By Sally M

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Apr 15, 2020

It is so applicable to every profession and could not be more important now

By Sandra A R

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Aug 25, 2022

I learned so much from the course and it lifted my outlook for the future!

By Jamie G

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Jul 13, 2022

I really enjoyed this course! I was very informative and nicely laid out!

By Jo I M

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Mar 6, 2022

This blew my expectations, very inspiring and a great learning experience.

By John L

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May 10, 2020

Great introductory course to understanding how to think like a futurist.

By Narendrasivam

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Jan 13, 2020

Good set of introductory tools for analyzing and thinking about future.

By Antonio G A

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Jan 24, 2024

I really thank you for this course and on how you set-up the material!

By Harsha A

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May 3, 2020

this course is really amazing and i recommend people to give it a try.

By Timothy B

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Jul 14, 2023

Excellent course, has helped me to proactively think about the future

By Neil E

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Jul 12, 2023

Inspirational and develop my critical thinking for the better fututre

By Elizabeth T

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Feb 10, 2021

great stuff, I learned a bunch and found this material very engaging.

By Marc P

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Sep 5, 2022

A rigorous but enjoyable introduction to thinking about the future.

By vicente o

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Jun 1, 2022

Very insightful, easy to understand. Nice alumn experience overall.

By Ruby S

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Oct 25, 2021

Really interesting and engaging. Well presented and I learned a lot

By Stijn J

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Apr 17, 2020

A great introduction to futures thinking, the assignments are great!

By Virginia K

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Aug 7, 2023

excellent ! very nice presentation of the course and nice reading!

By Jhonalyn T

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Sep 20, 2022

Thank you for enhancing my intellectual skills! More power to you!

By Jaime C

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Feb 18, 2020

Interesting set of tools to deal with the uncertainty of the future

By Davi K

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Jun 15, 2022

Muito bom , estou me matriculando em outro pela mesma instituição.

By Maya M G

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Apr 8, 2021

I loved this course and am excited to learn more foresight skills!

By Mireia C

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Jun 29, 2021

Really interesting and useful to improve creativity methodologies

By Bruno R

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Dec 5, 2020

This course is truly fascinating and has boosted my curious mind!

By Ana A

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May 17, 2020

Very complete and clear introduction of what Futures Thinking is.

By Brian S

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May 21, 2023

very helpful with critical thinking. awesome course!!! love it !

By Mariana C

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Oct 26, 2023

I loved the course and can't wait to continue the second part!