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 course is part of the Futures Thinking Specialization
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About this Course
This course is for everyone! No previous experience required.
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Try Coursera for BusinessWhat you will learn
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!
Skills you will gain
- Foresight
- Creativity
- Strategic Thinking
- Innovation
- Leadership
This course is for everyone! No previous experience required.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Welcome to the Future
Signals of Change
Look Back to Look Forward
Four Types of Futures Thinking
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- 5 stars88.54%
- 4 stars9.08%
- 3 stars1.38%
- 2 stars0.29%
- 1 star0.69%
TOP REVIEWS FROM READY, SET, FUTURE! INTRODUCTION TO FUTURES THINKING
Everybody needs to acquire the skills, insight and learn how to use the tools to create a vision of the future now and plot their own pathway to successfully exist in itl
very well done - loved the videos and the reading material and the quizzes and assignments - a course that really helped gain new and crucial skills and make the learning enjoyable
This is great foundation of future thinking. Also, this course is simple enough for beginner. I highly recommended to take this course for who want to start thinking about the future.
This course exceeded my expectations. It was fun and engaging and immensely useful for me both professionally and personally. I immediately enrolled in the next course in the specialization.
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