Ready, Set, Future! Introduction to Futures Thinking

This course is part of Futures Thinking Specialization

Instructor: Jane McGonigal

What you'll learn

  •   Define futures thinking and give examples of futures projects
  •   Collect and analyze signals of change
  •   Identify historical change in the past to predict new changes in the future
  •   Learn how to avoid future shock - and help others avoid it, too!
  • Skills you'll gain

  •   Forecasting
  •   Cognitive flexibility
  •   Analysis
  •   Proactivity
  •   Strategic Thinking
  •   Adaptability
  •   Innovation
  •   Creative Thinking
  •   Professional Development
  •   Systems Thinking
  •   Optimism
  •   Trend Analysis
  • There are 4 modules in this course

    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.

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