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About the Course

Today, organizations find themselves dealing with an increasing amount of uncertainty. They are often ill-equipped at responding to disruptive change and find themselves blindsided by ‘unexpected’ landslides in their ecosystems. In order to hold their ground, they need to upgrade their capabilities, become more agile in adapting to change and drive firm-level, society-level and industry-level change proactively. This course introduces you to strategic foresight, its main methods and tools and their application in public and private organisations. Foresight allows organisations to get ahead of the curve, pre-emptively catch trends, define more effective and robust policies and drive positive futures. You will also learn how foresight is an inclusive way of preparing for the future, how to involve a wide set of stakeholders, overcome silo thinking and leverage collective intelligence to advance the status quo. The course is built on over 15 years of benchmarking among leading organisations and leverages on the collective experience of three lecturers, who introduced foresight, strategy, innovation and design thinking to public organisation and in leading private sector companies. After completing this course, you will understand the need for strategic foresight, as well as how and where it is used, which benefits it yields and why leading organisations systematically invest in staying on top of the future....

Top reviews

AS

Oct 4, 2023

The professors were very descriptive in their lectures and maintained a clear flow between each week. Additionally, the lectures had images that helped me better understand the teachings visually

MM

Oct 2, 2023

I really appreciated the course! The format enables us to learn at our own pace while keeping it engaging through the mini quiz within the videos, for example. The subject is very interesting.

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By Maud M

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Oct 3, 2023

I really appreciated the course! The format enables us to learn at our own pace while keeping it engaging through the mini quiz within the videos, for example. The subject is very interesting.

By Gerhard S

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Sep 7, 2023

Very insightful! Lots of materials and very simple to understand, transfer to daily use and apply in my own field of work ... thanks a lot to René and his team for this great opportunity!

By Gergo R

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Jun 30, 2023

Thought-provoking yet practical and enjoyable course on mapping possible futures and designing optimal strategies - both on a corporate and a personal level. Highly recommended!

By Mateusz M

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Oct 1, 2023

Introduced and allows to practice a future-oriented thinking using relevant techniques. Perfect for everyone in the fast-paced world.

By Jeny M

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Dec 3, 2023

I learned so much about organizational foresight in this course. This course really bumped up my knowledge in this space.

By Clémence B

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Sep 29, 2023

A transformative course! The most valuable thing in the course: the engaging content and the expert guidance.

By Alice H

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Sep 26, 2023

The course was very educational and is particularly important in these times of growing uncertainty.

By Maiken E I

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Sep 27, 2023

An interesting course that is well structured with a good mix of videos, readings, and exercises.

By Emma D

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Oct 3, 2023

It was really well organized with a lot of different format of documents proposed!

By MARINE F

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Sep 30, 2023

Very interesting. easy to learn with all the quizz, videos and lectures

By Rachit S

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Jul 18, 2023

Amazing insights received from this course! Truly helpful

By florent m

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Oct 12, 2023

it was a good class. I learned a lot of new stuff about foresight. It will be very helpful for my future as I learn how to see multiple outcomes of different situation.

By SHI Y

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Oct 5, 2023

Provided me with systematic and intergrated learning for foresight capabilities and skills, it would not only benefit me in my future career but also will do the same to my personal life. The course is shared in multiple approaches especialy most impressive is that to illustrate several examples and cases, helped learner reach a deeper comprehension for the theories and methodologys, proud to have been part of this course.

By Sameer S B

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Feb 24, 2024

It is a comprehensive and practical guide to understanding future implications on business strategy. The content is insightful, and the professors are clear and engaging. The course stands out for its practical approach, introducing key methods and tools of strategic foresight. I recommend this course to anyone interested in strategic management and futures thinking.

By Taha G

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Oct 3, 2023

The course was really interesting and is delivered by one of the best professors I've had. Foresight as a subject is very new and exciting. The course gives a good balance of using this subject in both personal and professional life. I recommend this course to people from all the fields to be better equipped with change management skills in this dynamic world.

By Ingrid E

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Oct 11, 2024

The strategic foresight course offers exceptional content, enriched by a diverse team of experts from various fields. It provides a wealth of practical tools for scenario creation and strategic planning, applicable both in organizational contexts and for personal development. Highly recommend it for anyone looking to enhance their strategic thinking skills!

By Bernard M

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Oct 23, 2024

The Course on Building Strategic Foresight Capability was nothing else but insightful and equipping to participants with current day practical tools that can be used to anticipate future trends and define how strategic decisions can be made effectively. The techniques were all round and fostered theoretical and real-world foresight capability.

By Kertu S

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Sep 10, 2024

Super interesting and I learned a lot. Definitely takes more than 10 hours a week, so I think the time estimate is incorrect. I powered through it quit fast but still took about a month, if you dedicate a few hours a day to it. The quizzes and tasks make you absorb the information and everything is well structured.

By CHIA-YU C

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Oct 4, 2023

The web design is user-friendly, making it easier to understand the progress which you complete or not. In addition, the content is detailed and clear. It’s convenient for students to learn the knowledges, inspiring us to think more about the foresight. The script of video is also helpful for taking notes.

By Antonin L

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Jul 18, 2023

Unlocking the power of strategic foresight, this program empowers managers to develop exceptional skills in system thinking, navigate complexity, and create desirable futures. It equips participants to become visionary leaders who shape success in an ever-changing world! A must have.

By Maxime H

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Oct 3, 2023

I found the course very instructive and well organized. It was nice to switch from lectures to videos and quizzes, it allowed to advance smoothly through the course. It was also interesting to read what others wrote about subjects. I would recommend coursera for the future.

By Thomaz F

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Aug 19, 2024

The course "Building Strategic Foresight Capabilities" is an excellent opportunity to develop your capabilities on foresight process and fundamentals, applying it for thinking about the possible futures of your organization and your own carrier, and then formulate actions.

By Dr. R R

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Jul 18, 2023

We built this course to further democratise the use of strategic foresight to drive better, more future oriented and more just decision making. We will continue adding to the course in particular case studies. Looking forward to your feedback and reviews

By Adonis N

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Sep 25, 2023

The content and structuring of the course is amazing, I got to learn a lot of things prior to the classes as well. Too many reading and outsource that helps us widen our view on the subject rather that typical courses we are used to.

By CRÉPIN

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Oct 5, 2023

I found this course really interesting. I liked that we could watch videos and click on links to reach really captivating articles. The system of quizzes was also nice to see if we had a great understand of the weekly class.