Futures Literacy

The Professional Development Skill we are Missing

Why we need to develop our Futures Literacy Skills

If we do not understand the alphabet or the language of a country then we cannot communicate clearly when we travel there. We are unable to read the signs, hear the warnings, see the opportunities. We are illiterate and vulnerable.

Futures Literacy gives you those building blocks to start to read the future so that you can use the models to make substantial plans to craft your preferred future.

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The Compass model encompasses the entire futures thinking process

Appreciating cultural differences helps us craft inclusive futures

We are in the Anthropcene era - human kinds' influnce on the world

Understanding our response to time helps us prepare for the future

PESTLE drivers indicate where change comes from

Questions about the PESTLE drivers help us anticipate better

Time is viewed differently in different parts of the world

Curriculum of the workshop and online course

Introduction to Futures Thinking and Futures Literacy.
Why Futures Literacy is a professional development skill.
The difference between fads and trends.
How to view the drivers of change to scan for future changes.
How to develop a futures thinking mindset and the benefit of flexible thinking.
How to manage the expectation of changes both inbound and outbound.
Characteristics of the future and how to manage uncertainty.
How to develop futures thinking for your organisation or personal use.

Outcomes

By the end of this book or online course, you will:

Be more confident in how to think about the future.
Have some language to handle the future more concretely instead of as an abstract concept.
Understand why the future seems chaotic and how to make more sense of it.
Understand why we are so naturally resistant to change.
Begin to cast a vision for future that will direct you and your team past obstacles and towards opportunities.

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Testimonials from Clients

★★★★★ 5/5

I've just seen Charlotte present at a virtual conference and she was brilliant. It's always hard to keep the attention of an audience on Zoom and Charlotte had such an interesting presentation that people could not tune out for even a minute. As a futurist, she got me thinking about my business and what my next steps would be for me. If you are looking for an engaging speaker, Charlotte Kemp is the one for you.

I have attended webinars hosted by Charlotte and I have found them to be detailed, insightful, and useful for both professionals as well as people who are just beginning their futures journey. The sessions are moderated in a way that participants also get to put forward their viewpoints. I strongly recommend working with her and look forward to more learning events with her in the near future.

Charlotte presented her concept of " A Map, Compass and Guide to managing the future" to TFG's entire Marketing community. Her talk was both insightful and inspiring - we all gained something that we could implement, be it in our work or personal lives. She provided us with a solid set of tools so that one can face the future with more confidence, make more informed decisions, and feel some peace and certainty in the midst of other people’s chaos. Charlotte made 'preparing for future change' seem so easy to do. It takes real smarts to make something potentially so complex seem so easy/simple.

I first attended one of Charlotte's webinars during the pandemic and the timing could not have been more perfect. As our world was being upended, her talk on understanding change and how to respond to it was most illuminating. Futures Literacy is new to most but Charlotte provides helpful models to make it easy to understand from the get go. She has a knack of connecting with audiences no matter what part of the world they're from through personalizing her presentations and being vulnerable. If you're looking for someone to break down strategic foresight or Futures Literacy to help you or your business I would definitely reach out to Charlotte. As she says, this is the professional development skill you might be missing.