Are you a UKRI Edge Leader struggling to navigate the rapidly changing landscape of innovation? Can you confidently predict the next disruptive force and prepare your organization for long-term success? This Future-Proofing Innovation course, built around Strategic Foresight, empowers you to lead with certainty in an uncertain world.
- Gain a Competitive Edge: Identify emerging trends and technologies *years* before your competition.
- Drive Strategic Growth: Develop robust, adaptable innovation strategies that *double* your chances of success.
- Enhance Decision-Making: Make data-driven decisions with confidence, mitigating risks and *maximizing* ROI on innovation investments.
- Become a Future-Ready Leader: Master strategic foresight techniques and become a sought-after expert in future-proofing innovation within your organization.
- Module 1-10: Foundations of Strategic Foresight: Define foresight, understand its core principles, and learn how to differentiate it from forecasting. Explore historical examples of successful and unsuccessful foresight initiatives.
- Modules 11-20: Scanning the Horizon: Master environmental scanning techniques to identify weak signals and emerging trends in technology, policy, and societal values. Learn to use STEEPV analysis effectively.
- Modules 21-30: Scenario Planning: Develop multiple plausible future scenarios to stress-test your innovation strategies. Understand the importance of divergent thinking and collaborative scenario building.
- Modules 31-40: Trend Analysis and Extrapolation: Learn to identify and analyze key trends impacting your industry. Develop skills in trend extrapolation and understand its limitations.
- Modules 41-50: Delphi Method and Expert Consultation: Harness the collective intelligence of experts to refine your foresight insights. Master the Delphi technique and learn to conduct effective expert interviews.
- Modules 51-60: Backcasting and Visioning: Define a desired future state and work backwards to identify the necessary steps to achieve it. Learn to create compelling visions of the future.
- Modules 61-70: Integrating Foresight into Innovation Strategy: Translate foresight insights into actionable innovation strategies. Align your innovation portfolio with long-term strategic goals.
- Modules 71-80: Implementing and Communicating Foresight: Effectively communicate foresight findings to stakeholders and embed foresight thinking within your organization's culture. Build a future-ready team.