UNGP - Foresight Initiative

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Foresight for Systems Change

The complete training to drive transformation

UNGP - Foresight Initiative

You will learn

  • What strategic foresight is and how it can be used in your work, whether you are a newcomer to the field or a seasoned foresight practitioner.
  • Various methods for identifying trends, assessing drivers of change, building future scenarios, proposing innovative ideas, identifying strategic implications, developing a vision, managing risk, enhancing organizational agility, and informing policy.
  • How to commission, design or lead foresight projects to support systems transformation and Our Common Agenda.

Learning content

  • This course offers a comprehensive training process in four modules. Each module contains 1 video of 2-3 hours.
  • The material includes pre-recorded videos from the Foresight for Systems Change training course held in 2022.
  • This training method takes a project-based learning approach. We encourage you to think of a future-learning question or topic that you would like to explore using futures and foresight tools to guide your learning journey!

PROGRAMME

Module 1. Scoping a futures and foresight project

Understand the context and key players so you can propose an appropriate question and design your intervention for maximum impact. Before you start, identify the reason for engaging with the future and the project’s purpose.

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SOIF primer: 4 stage approach and programme foundation

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Scoping circle: template and guidance on how to use

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SOIF primer: 4 stage approach and programme foundation

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Scoping circle: template and guidance on how to use

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Module 2. Organizing a futures and foresight project

Create contrasting, coherent alternative futures using drivers of change. Understand the purposes of, and differences between, futures and foresight thinking, prediction and forecasting.

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Key concepts: interactive recap exercise

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S-curves: interactive infographic

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Key concepts: interactive recap exercise

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S-curves: interactive infographic

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Module 3. Understanding implications of your futures and foresight project

Systematically work through the consequences of your futures over time and across different perspectives. Make strategic choices to shape the future you want and build preparedness for alternative possible futures.

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Three horizons: interactive exercise

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Implication tools: interactive exercise

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Foresight approaches: hover over the different zones of the graph to reveal the definitions

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Three horizons: interactive exercise

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Implication tools: interactive exercise

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Foresight approaches: hover over the different zones of the graph to reveal the definitions

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Module 4. Integrating insights from your futures and foresight project

Create impact and change by integrating insights from your work into your organization and beyond. Learn how to take an ecosystem approach to create future-ready organizations that can adapt and evolve.

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Dilemma resolution model: hover for definitions

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Dilemma resolution model: hover for definitions

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The training was developed in collaboration with:

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