Academy

The Future Laboratory Academy includes a series of Masterclasses covering trends and foresight, strategic networking, storytelling and scenario-planning.

Module 13 Building Foresight Communities

Foresight Masterclass Series 2

Module 13 Building Foresight Communities

Decolonising tomorrow; embracing proactive, alternative and collaborative mindsets; intersectionality, entanglement and re-imagining better futures...
Masterclass
Module 14 Science and Speculative Fiction Foresight

Foresight Masterclass Series 2

Module 14 Science and Speculative Fiction Foresight

Decoding the role sci-fi, fantasy and speculative fiction play in anticipating tomorrow; using plot, narrative and character to determine and defin...
Masterclass
Module 15 Fiction, Formats and Frameworks

Foresight Masterclass Series 2

Module 15 Fiction, Formats and Frameworks

Sci-fi prototyping principles and practice; designing for credibility and coherence; the role utopias and dystopias play in the iterative process; ...
Masterclass
Module 16 Socratic Fiction and Speculative Foresight

Foresight Masterclass Series 2

Module 16 Socratic Fiction and Speculative Foresight

Using the Socratic process to unlock thinking; asking questions in an open and discursive manner; developing formats and stories that are collabora...
Masterclass
Module 1 Why We Should Network

Strategic Networking Masterclass

Module 1 Why We Should Network

In this session we look at the context of networking in terms of its role, relevance and positive impact when done correctly.
Masterclass
Module 2 The Effective Networker

Strategic Networking Masterclass

Module 2 The Effective Networker

In session two, we discuss the basic network types you can create, or belong to – Hierarchical, Collaborative and Distributive – and look at how ea...
Masterclass
Module 3 Takers, Givers and Matchers

Strategic Networking Masterclass

Module 3 Takers, Givers and Matchers

In this session we dig deeper into characters, traits and typologies found in all networks – Taker, Givers and Matchers.
Masterclass
Module 4 Strong-tie, Weak-tie and Dormant-tie Relationships

Strategic Networking Masterclass

Module 4 Strong-tie, Weak-tie and Dormant-tie Relationships

In this module, we challenge our preconceptions about the role of friends, close social contacts and professional colleagues in growing our network...
Masterclass
Module 5 The Trust Equation

Strategic Networking Masterclass

Module 5 The Trust Equation

In this session we focus on trust and the role it plays in cementing our networks together in terms of the circles we tend to form these within.
Masterclass
Module 6 The Moral Molecule

Strategic Networking Masterclass

Module 6 The Moral Molecule

In this session we explore the Ikea Effect, and how it is used to bond networks and transform them into mutually supportive communities.
Masterclass
Module 7 Becoming a Super-connector

Strategic Networking Masterclass

Module 7 Becoming a Super-connector

In this session we look at the skills needed to become a super-connector, and explain the correct way to listen, ask questions and make purposeful ...
Masterclass
Module 8 Brokers, Makers and Influencers

Strategic Networking Masterclass

Module 8 Brokers, Makers and Influencers

In our final session, we look at how and why some super-connectors become strategic and innovative brokers and network weavers.
Masterclass
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