What this course is about

Foresight Fundamentals is a practical training program designed to help professionals understand uncertainty and act effectively in a world of rapid change.

The course is based on Strategic Foresight and Systems Thinking, providing participants with future-oriented tools, including:

• Horizon Scanning

• Future Wheels

• Scenario Planning

By working on a real strategic challenge, participants explore multiple possible future scenarios, identify new trends and systemic shifts, and transform insights into strategic decisions.

Program Modules

MODULE 1
Introduction to Futures Thinking and Foresight

• Futures Thinking and foresight: what it is and what it is not.

• Formulating the central challenge that the team will work on.

• Fundamentals of foresight: introduction to key concepts such as VUCA, megatrends, weak signals, and time horizons.

• How to research trends and conduct impact analysis.

• Formulating effective futures questions.

• Developing initial forecasts: stories and narratives about the future.

• Practice of environmental scanning methods.

MODULE 2
Scanning and Sensemaking: Trends and Weak Signals

• Moving from foresight to insight:
  combining an outside-in view of the future with the current context.

• Key elements of forecasting: weak signals, waves of change, and change drivers.

• Analysis of landmark foresight cases.

• Impact–uncertainty matrix for analysis and prioritization.

• Mapping foresight implications for different stakeholders and areas of influence.

• Team exercise: building a foresight radar.

• Using the Three Horizons framework.

• Defining critical scenario axes: Axes of Uncertainty exercise.

MODULE 3
Scenario Building

• Introduction to the Futures Cone and future scenarios.

• Understanding different types of scenarios: narrative, logical, exploratory.

• Defining scenario parameters: key stakeholders, infrastructures, mindsets, and central “mythical” questions.

• Refining scenarios based on identified signals and change drivers.

• Exploring types of futures: possible, probable, plausible, desirable (4 Ps).

• Mapping the Cone of Futures.

• Alternative futures: frameworks, examples, and use cases.

• Scenario building techniques: 2×2 Matrix, World-Building, Backcasting.

MODULE 4
Vision: Bringing scenarios to life

• 4 archetypes of scenario building: Growth, Constraint, Collapse, and Transformation.

• Stress-testing strategic options: Testing strategies across different scenarios and identifying early-warning indicators.

• Scenario visualization: Using a Scenario Board with timelines, personas, and news headlines.

• Course retrospective and key takeaways

• Balancing and refining scenarios: Reviewing and adjusting scenarios to ensure comprehensive coverage.

• Storytelling exercises: Building narratives across the Three Horizons of change for developed scenarios.

• Embedding foresight: Integrating foresight into organizational processes for long-term planning.

Why this matters today

In a world of accelerated change and technology, traditional planning is no longer enough.
The pace of change in business, technology, and society is faster than ever, creating new risks and uncertainty.

This is why organizations need foresight competencies to:

• Anticipate emerging trends

• Identify risks before they become obvious

• Stay ahead of future changes

We need to change the way we think

Foresight helps us think beyond linear forecasts and act confidently in ambiguous conditions.

Not to fear the future, but to shape it.

Future-oriented thinking enables teams to:

• Innovate

• Build resilient strategies

• Adapt to uncertainty

• Gain a competitive advantage

What Foresight provides

Foresight helps to:

• Anticipate risks and opportunities. Through systematic analysis of trends, weak signals, and emerging patterns, organizations can identify challenges and opportunities earlier.

• Shift from reactive to proactive decisions. Teams work not only with current problems but also with long-term scenarios.

• Create resilient responses to uncertainty. Working with alternative scenarios enables the development of flexible strategies.

• Make better long-term decisions. Systems thinking helps account for interconnections between economic, social, technological, and environmental factors.

Learning Objectives

After completing the course, participants will be able to:

• Work with uncertainty. Apply strategic foresight and futures thinking in real business contexts.

• Identify risks and opportunities in advance. Analyze trends, weak signals, and drivers of change.

• Think systemically. Understand the interconnections between global, organizational, and societal systems.

• Make better strategic decisions. Build future scenarios to test and refine strategic choices.

What participants will gain

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Implement strategic foresight processes within their organizations

• Apply systems thinking to tackle complex challenges

• Build future scenarios

• Foster a culture of innovation and resilience

Who this course is for

The program is ideally suited for:

• Leaders, strategists, innovators and professionals shaping the future of their organizations or teams

• HR and L&D specialists working with future skills and learning trends

• Those involved in strategy, innovation or policy development in business, the public sector, or education

Course Moderator

Alina Andreieva
International Manager at HorizonX, Senior Facilitator at DesignThinkers Academy

Alina has 15 years of experience in marketing research, specializing in CX, UX, Service Design, and Futures Thinking. She leads customer-centric transformation projects in both the public and private sectors. With a strong background in business development and team management, she also conducts training programs in creativity, empathy, and innovation.

Program format

• 4 sessions

• 2.5 hours each

• Online

• 8–12 participants

• Language: Ukrainian

The program combines: theory, interactive workshops, case studies, scenario building, practical exercises, self-study assignments, additional reading materials, videos, and books.

Tools participants will master

• Horizon Scanning
• Future Wheels
• Scenario Building
• STEEPV
• Foresight Radar
• Three Horizons
• Impact–Uncertainty Matrix
• Axes of Uncertainty
• Futures Cone
• 2×2 Matrix
• World-building
• Backcasting
• Scenario Board

Participants will receive

• Presentations

• Session recordings

• Access to tools and materials

• A curated selection of books, articles, and videos

• International certificate

Dates & Price

📅 May 29, June 5, 12, 19, 2026
🕐 11:00–13:30 EET

Price

• €350 — Regular Price (VAT excluded)

• €300 — Early Bird until April 30, 2026

🎁 Discounts:

• 5% for the second participant

• 10% for the third participant from the same company

Pentru mai multe informații:

Alina Andreieva

• +43 677 64336844
• [email protected]