Academy

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

Module 13 Distributive Networks Explored

Foresight Masterclass Series 1

Module 13 Distributive Networks Explored

‘Network members develop new ideas as a team; the whole is much more than the sum of its parts, they create and share knowledge in an environment o...
Masterclass
Module 14 Cultural Triangulation

Foresight Masterclass Series 1

Module 14 Cultural Triangulation

This three-pronged process is employed to research, identify and monitor trends, and in this module we’ll outline each stage.
Masterclass
Module 15 Ethnographic Mapping

Foresight Masterclass Series 1

Module 15 Ethnographic Mapping

Ethnography, which roughly translates from Greek as ‘folk writing’, is used by sociologists and anthropologists to carefully and sequentially map t...
Masterclass
Module 16 Quantitative Polling for Forecasts

Foresight Masterclass Series 1

Module 16 Quantitative Polling for Forecasts

While intuition and experience play a key role in forecasting, it is important to underpin all work with quantitative framing.
Masterclass
Module 17 Scenario Planning Basics

Foresight Masterclass Series 1

Module 17 Scenario Planning Basics

‘The best way to predict the future is to create it,’ said business guru Peter Drucker. And, as this session outlines, scenario planning is about p...
Masterclass
Module 18 Advanced Scenario Planning

Foresight Masterclass Series 1

Module 18 Advanced Scenario Planning

Scenario planning concedes that different future paths are open to us, and that it is up to us to ‘imagineer’ these future possibilities rather tha...
Masterclass
Module 19 Narrative Storytelling

Foresight Masterclass Series 1

Module 19 Narrative Storytelling

Scenario planning, as we shall see in this session, is also about telling stories, understanding narrative frameworks, and the role of actors, play...
Masterclass
Module 20 Alternative Forecasting Methods

Foresight Masterclass Series 1

Module 20 Alternative Forecasting Methods

Along with scenario planning, forecasters, futurists and foresight professionals use a plethora of techniques to map out tomorrow, and here we expl...
Masterclass
Module 21 Forecasting and Innovation

Foresight Masterclass Series 1

Module 21 Forecasting and Innovation

‘The old world of innovation was characterised by its slow pace,’ according to Trendwatching.com’s Henry Mason, ‘high cost and near blind leaps of ...
Masterclass
Module 22 The Innovation Sprint Workshop

Foresight Masterclass Series 1

Module 22 The Innovation Sprint Workshop

Once you’ve developed your workshop or lab it’s important to know how to run it.
Masterclass
Module 23 Concept Ideation and Development

Foresight Masterclass Series 1

Module 23 Concept Ideation and Development

We look at how trend funnels can be used to inform and drive the development of a new brand, product or service through to DIY prototyping
Masterclass
Module 24 Forecasting for Tomorrow

Foresight Masterclass Series 1

Module 24 Forecasting for Tomorrow

In this final session we consider the best forecasting techniques to deploy and the challenges you need to consider when making forecasts and devel...
Masterclass
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