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About the Course

Do you want to think about the future with more creativity and optimism? Do you want to see what’s coming faster, so you can be better prepared for disruptions and more in control of your future? Do you want to get better at changing what’s possible today – in your company, your industry, your community, and in your own life? This course will introduce you to the practice of futures thinking, as developed and applied for the past 50 years by the Institute for the Future, a Silicon-Valley-based research and learning group founded in 1968. In this course, you’ll build your understanding of what futures thinking is and what you can do with it. You’ll master essential foresight techniques. You’ll meet some professional futurists. And you’ll choose one or more future topics you want to investigate with your new foresight skills. This course is for anyone who wants to spot opportunities for innovation and invention faster. You can gain the skills and confidence to help YOU become someone who makes the future, instead of letting the future happen to you. Many thanks to the Enlight Foundation and the Enlight Collaborative, which provided a grant to support the creation of this course....

Top reviews

TF

May 16, 2020

Excellent overview of foresight studies. Nothing in any of the follow-on courses is technically hard, but I suspect putting it into practice is a bit like the game of Go: the rules are the easy part.

CK

Aug 3, 2020

I really liked how this course was structured with videos, readings, and activities. It has a nice flow, and lots of helpful information. I would highly recommend this for any aspiring futurist.

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By Hisham A

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Jun 28, 2021

good

By Deborah A C Q

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Jun 12, 2021

good

By Abdullah K

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Sep 14, 2020

good

By Mona A A

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Jun 10, 2020

GOOD

By Saeed H A k

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Mar 21, 2024

تم

By Tina S

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Dec 28, 2021

By Catherine M

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Jun 21, 2021

Overall I enjoyed this course and appreciated the combined use of videos (with a variety of speakers) and readings. I thought the assignments were helpful in providing practical experience with the approach and tools presented. My only critiques are that a)at times it felt more like a series of commercials to market futures thinking (and perhaps IFTF by extension) and b)there was an overemphasis on the technocratic side of futures thinking with barely any passing references to how social dynamics and politics should be considered alongside technological advances when thinking about how future signals may play out.

By Dr. C D

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Feb 4, 2024

Good value for money (assuming it takes you no more than one week to complete the course), but too much reading versus video teaching. In addition most of the reading material looks more like IFTF marketing material. I would have hoped to learn more tools and read less case studies/examples. The quizzes and assignments are too trivial and do not really test if you have understood the covered material.

By Helen v

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Jun 7, 2022

Great course, loved the material and examples and how it was structured. Needs updating especially post COVID!

I was disappointed by the quality of other participants who didn't even bother with the assignments, let alone starting any interesting discussions. But I guess that's usual with MOOCs!

By George G

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Apr 14, 2022

Some students are not taking the writing assignments seriously and we get punished for flagging them as incomplete even though I have reviewed them. Suggest if we flag something it should count as a review and maybe don't allow both reviews to be flagged.

By Beatriz M S C

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Jun 27, 2021

Que bien! por fin termine este curso y mi mente se siente mas ligera y me siento capaz de abrir mi mente e imaginar las posibilidades del futuro. Espero mejorar con el paso de los demás cursos. He tenido una experiencia increíble!

By susan m s

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Jul 5, 2020

Peer review process is flawed and should not be a score-generating or gating process. I am stuck trying to finish a course because one assignment was graded incorrectly by a reviewer who is not using the rubric correctly.

By Eastman G

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Feb 22, 2024

A great course overall. A couple of links need to be updated. Would have loved to get feedback from peers or moderators who would take the time to read my responses in the peer-reviewed assignments.

By Sami E

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Nov 17, 2020

Awesome way to get a professional introduction to the futures thinking field.

There are lot's of videos, reading materials and links included to get you familiar with the topic.

By Mirella M

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Apr 22, 2020

Excellent introduction on the topic of future thinking. I had alreday professional experience on the subject and found nevertheless very useful.

By Alejandro I G Z

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Jun 29, 2021

A very good introduction into futures thinking, but it´s just that; an introduction i suggest a lot to take the entire course.

By Kiran v

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Jul 19, 2020

Wonderful to make mind approachable towards the advancement happenings and how to position them

By José R G R

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Jul 17, 2020

It's a great introduction to Futures Thinking and the knowledge can be applied right away.

By Victor U

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Apr 9, 2021

Good introduction. It could be shortened, though, into 2 weeks.

By Rob J

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Jun 22, 2021

Great introduction course, provides overview and perspective!

By Nadia B A

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Feb 3, 2021

Great way to get started with futures thinking!

By Bart B

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Mar 24, 2020

Solid course. Good info. Not too challenging.

By Gopalakrishnan R

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Nov 23, 2019

Good course. More practical examples can help

By Kaviraj G

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Apr 5, 2020

Very well organised. Interesting content.