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?
Este curso faz parte do Programa de cursos integrados Futures Thinking
Ready, Set, Future! Introduction to Futures Thinking
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O que você vai aprender
Define futures thinking and give examples of futures projects
Collect and analyze signals of change
Identify historical change in the past to predict new changes in the future
Learn how to avoid future shock - and help others avoid it, too!
Habilidades que você terá
ForesightCreativityStrategic ThinkingInnovationLeadership
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This course is for everyone! No previous experience required.
Aprox. 17 horas para completar
Sugerido: 7 hours/week
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Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
3 horas para concluir
Welcome to the Future
The adventure begins! This week, you'll meet some professional futurists and learn: What is futures thinking? What are the benefits of futures thinking? Who hires futurists, and where can you put your new skills to use? By the end of this week, you'll be ready to choose your own future topics to explore throughout the rest of this course.
3 horas para concluir
9 vídeos (Total 42 mín.), 7 leituras, 4 testes
9 videos
Welcome to the course! Meet your professor Jane McGonigal3min
Give me some examples of futures thinking!3min
Meet some professional futurists1min
What is futures thinking?4min
Mini-Masterclass: The Future Belongs to Everyone8min
When does the future start?6min
What are the benefits of futures thinking?7min
Choose your own future!2min
7 leituras
Take our 2-minute survey about the future2min
What is Futures Thinking?10min
Who Hires Futurists?5min
How to think like a futurist: The 5 key principles15min
Why Companies Work With Futurists15min
Who Owns Your Future?15min
Six Possible Futures of Food20min
3 exercícios práticos
What is futures thinking?10min
When does the future start?5min
What are the seven benefits of futures thinking?10min
3 horas para concluir
Signals of Change
This week, you'll learn how to collect and work with signals of change. Signals are the most important "raw material" of futures thinking. First, we'll show you some of our favorite signals and how we found them. Then, it's your turn: Collect and analyze signals related to your own future topic.
3 horas para concluir
7 vídeos (Total 43 mín.), 2 leituras, 3 testes
7 videos
Examples of Signals10min
Five Minutes in the Future of Food4min
Five Minutes in the Future of Economic Justice5min
How to Interpret Signals6min
Your Turn! Analyze a Signal2min
Where do you look for signals? And other FAQ6min
2 leituras
Future of Work in 2030 - Signals Report30min
More Examples of Signals of Change10min
2 exercícios práticos
What's a signal of change?5min
Future of Work - Signals of Change10min
2 horas para concluir
Look Back to Look Forward
It's time to strengthen your futures thinking skills by thinking about the past. It sounds strange, but to be a good futurist, you have to be a good historian as well! This week, you'll learn how to use our most powerful tool for "looking back to look forward."
2 horas para concluir
3 vídeos (Total 17 mín.), 4 leituras, 2 testes
3 videos
How to Look Back to Look Forward (Part I)3min
How to Look Back to Look Forward (Part II)9min
4 leituras
Excerpt: Hope in the Dark10min
TOOL: Look Back to Look Forward15min
The Future of Work is Task-Based, not Time-Based10min
Who Invented Futures Thinking and Why?15min
1 exercício prático
Who invented futures thinking, and why?5min
3 horas para concluir
Four Types of Futures Thinking
This week, you'll learn: What are the four different types of futures thinking, and when should you use each type? You'll also try out a fun futures thinking tool: the "Future Four-Square" game. This tool will help you dig deeper on your own future topic.... whatever you're interested in exploring the future of! Finally, get ready to help a friend or colleague think about the future. After all, the best way to learn something new is to teach someone else!
3 horas para concluir
7 vídeos (Total 29 mín.), 4 leituras, 3 testes
7 videos
The Four Types of Futures Thinking9min
Why I Future with Youth3min
Why I Future with Musicians2min
Why I Future with Incarcerated People2min
Why I Future with My City3min
Congratulations! You've finished this course49s
4 leituras
The Future as a Way of Life10min
A Guide to The Four Types of Futures Thinking10min
How Professional Futurists Imagine the Future30min
An invitation to join our free Alumni Network2min
2 exercícios práticos
Can you identify the four types of futures thinking?10min
Why do people use futures thinking in their work?10min
Avaliações
Principais avaliações do READY, SET, FUTURE! INTRODUCTION TO FUTURES THINKING
por ANMar 27, 2020
I thoroughly enjoyed this exciting adventure! Futures thinking is a basic set of survival skills in my eyes. I learned a great deal about how to think about the future through this course.
por RNMar 28, 2020
I liked the course. It was exactly what I needed at this time. It was structured well and informative. The presenter was excellent. I enjoyed it and will take more courses with the IFTF.
por RSOct 19, 2019
Very good course. Concrete, practical and well thought out. Fascinating subject matter. Amazing to have virtual access through this platform to Silicon Valley's cutting edge thinking!
por WOMar 28, 2020
from one side it was new and positive, from other it gave simple and powerful tools to put my ideas into, On the top readings gave a great insight and point of reference. Thanks !
por ACDec 9, 2019
Completely worth the time and content. It helps you to explore future possibilities with a better framework and science coming directly from practitioners in the field.
por ASDec 17, 2019
Really interesting course about the tools of foresight- lightweight, lively and interesting, with clear and satisfying assignments. Looking forward to the next course!
por SNMar 22, 2020
Definitely a course to be undertaken if you are interested in preparing for the future. Jane McGonigal is a fantastic presenter of the course.
por FYDec 19, 2019
Excellent instructor, outstanding content, and super relevant subject manner. I am very thankful I found this course. This is phenomenal.
por VAJan 13, 2020
Exellent course, was thought provoking and provides some real structure for applying action to potential future outcomes!
por JLNov 16, 2019
This is a truly fabulous course. Very positive with a lot of practical tools to aid futures thinking as a way of life.
por KBFeb 6, 2020
Fantastic! offered a great perception on how to think Future not just a amateur, but bringing a depth in to it.
por SNNov 24, 2019
Very nice course, kept me engaged from the start, and motivate me to go for whole specialisation. Thanks.
por SKNov 26, 2019
It was a wonderful course. A great introduction to future thinking and how to apply it in the real world.
por OAMar 25, 2020
INTERESTING AND WORTHWHILE. NEED TO CREATE ROOM FOR STUDENTS QUESTIONS AS A FORM OF INTERACTION
por MROct 31, 2019
Great introduction to futures thinking. I've really enjoyed the videos and tools so far
por SCDec 14, 2019
Excellent course. Opened my eyes so wide to the future and all its many possibilities.
por NPOct 28, 2019
Very interested course. Learned more about Futures thinking than I expected.
por BOct 21, 2019
Interesting course on how to see signals and drivers for a potential future.
por NNJan 12, 2020
Good set of introductory tools for analyzing and thinking about future.
por JCFeb 18, 2020
Interesting set of tools to deal with the uncertainty of the future
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Instituto para o futuro
The Institute for the Future is the world's leading futures thinking organization. For over 50 years, businesses, governments and social impact organizations have depended upon IFTF global forecasts, custom research, and foresight training to navigate complex change and develop world-ready strategies for the future.
Sobre Programa de cursos integrados Futures Thinking
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 Specialization 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. You’ll master essential foresight techniques. You’ll meet leading professional futurists. And you’ll choose one or more future topics you want to investigate with your new foresight skills.
The Futures Thinking specialization 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. You'll develop a more future-oriented mindset to make positive changes in your own life, as you start to see new possibilities more clearly and craft the personal future you want.
This specialization is based on the “How to Think Like a Futurist” workshops taught by Jane McGonigal, PhD for Stanford University Continuing Studies. By taking this specialization, you'll have access to key lessons and tools from the Institute for the Future’s professional “Foresight Training” certification program.
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