Making use of the future: Trendspotting and strategic foresight
A practical course for business leaders, innovation professionals and business owners that shows how you can work with trends and futures in a strategic way. Learn how you can stay well ahead of your competition and win in your business category using trends and foresight.
When
January 2021
Where
Online & On-Demand
Cost
£990
Limited places available. Register now, to reserve your spot for 2021.
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GOT QUESTIONS?
The future is difficult to predict. But we can get better at dealing with this uncertainty and be prepared for different realities. Learn the tools and frameworks that will help you better understand the future, gather specific insights relevant to your business category and use them to grow and innovate.
Who is this programme for?
- Business Owners and Leadership Teams
- CEOs, CIOs and Heads of Innovation
- Strategists and Innovation Managers
- Designers and Researchers
- Futurists and Trendsetters
You will learn
- How to spot trends early and ride them, not being at the mercy of your category and playing catch-up
- How to play out different future possibilities and assess them against strategy, avoiding ‘oh shit’ moments
- How to know where to invest and what is just a ‘hype’
- How to deal better with uncertainty and safely explore future possibilities
- Learning and being prepared for different realities
GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR FUTURE
🔥 REAL INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Understand how to use trends and forecasting in your business. Learn from fresh case studies and real examples.
📒 PRACTICAL TOOLS & TEMPLATES
We carefully curated all content to make it inspiring and applicable. The course includes tools and downloadable templates for you to keep.
💎 ONLY THE BEST CONTENT
Forget boring academic courses and dusty theoretical lectures. We selected the most current and applicable content for busy professionals who want to apply their learning to grow and innovate in their business.
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