How To Think Like A Futurist
And Why You Would Want To
We are all natural futurists, but as with anything worthwhile, we can become better if we put some attention and focus on developing this professional development skill.
Think Like a Futurist Series
This series starts with a free webinar. After that, there are 4 workshops that will build and develop futures thinking skills in you and your team. Any of the workshops make be taken alone, or you can attend all of them, or catch up missed workshops on the next season of events.
These workshops may also be presented in-house for you and your team for maximum impact. Please request a quotation.
From Strategy to Action to Change
How to Think Like a Futurist (Free Webinar)
Imagine thinking like a futurist—not someone reacting to trends, but someone shaping them. Futures thinking isn’t just a skill; it’s a lens through which you see possibilities where others see chaos. In a world of constant flux, you can be the one to anticipate, adapt, and thrive, not by following the rules, but by questioning what’s next. Now, more than ever, the ability to navigate uncertainty with creativity and confidence is what will set you apart from the rest.
Join us in this webinar to explore what a futurist is, what value this lens can bring you and how you can think like a futurist too.
In this 1-hour session, we will learn how to
- See beyond the horizon – Learn to spot the signals of change before they become the headlines. It’s not just about predicting trends, but about sensing the shifts that matter.
- Transform foresight into fuel – Discover how to take bold ideas and turn them into strategies that don’t just sit on paper—they shape real-world outcomes.
- Use Tools to ignite change – Equip yourself with unconventional tools that allow you to not only navigate uncertainty but to spark transformation in your career, your organization, and beyond.
- Think like a futurist – Cultivate a mindset that doesn’t just prepare you for the future, but positions you to create it. Be the one who leads while others catch up.
Implement Futures Thinking
Crafting more preferred futures.
Our imaginations allow us to think of all the terrible, unpleasant things that may happen in an unknown future. Futures Thinking tools allow us to apply our imaginations to more valuable scenarios where we can design the future we would prefer, and to sketch out practical steps to achieve that vision.
This workshop challenges our unexamined assumptions and provides practical approaches to the future.
In this 3 hour workshop we will explore:
- Key Concepts and Futures Literacy
- The Futures Wheel
- 3 Horizons Model
- Practical Innovation
- Futures Strategy
Become a Futurist Change Agent
From Foresight to Action. Workshop #4
The power of futures thinking and strategic foresight, is to take the plans that have been developed and put them into action. Implementing futures thinking concepts allows us to literally craft a more preferred future.
But crafting a more preferred future is not a solo exercise. We need to understand how to communicate these ideals and move a team, a company or a client into a space where risks are mitigated and opportunity abound.
In this 3 hour workshop we will explore:
- Vision Casting
- Power of Narrative
- Back Casting
- Road Mapping
- Communicating and reporting
Develop Your Own Futurist Skills
Unpack your Futurist Toolkit. Workshop #1
- Is it a fad? A trend? An anomaly? (Trend spotting)
- If the world looked like this, then would I still be relevant? (Scenario Planning)
- How do these unrelated issues cause a potential crisis point? (Axes of Uncertainty)
- Is there anything outside my echo chamber? (Scanning)
- Is this inevitable or can I decide where to go in the future? (Futures Cone)
Unlock your Futurist Mindset
See Futures Thinking in action. Workshop #2
Our plans and hopes for the future are useless unless we have the mindset to approach the volatility and ambiguity of the unknown.
This workshop gives us practical tools and insights to understand our own thinking as well as nurture useful frames of reference for our teams and our clients.
In this 3 hour workshop we will explore:
- The Philosophy, Psychology and Practicality Model
- Design and Systems Thinking
- Causal Layered Analysis
- Comparative reading and challenging mindsets
Who are these skills for?
- Professionals
- Business Owners
- Leaders
- Innovators
- Strategists
- Creators
- Explorers
- Consultants
- People reinventing themselves
- Life Long Learners
What you Will Receive
- Access to a recording of the workshop for a limited time afterwards
- A workbook with explanations, examples and additional exercises
- A set of templates for you to use with your own teams
Investment
Public Workshops
ZAR1,250 or USD$75 per delegate for the public workshops.
Discounts are available for:
- 3 or more delegates from the same company
- For paying members of the Futures Alchemy Collaborative on Patreon
- Booking for all 4 workshops in the “Think Like a Futurist” workshops.
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