Building Institutional Capacity For Future Foresight
| Course ID : | INN588 |
| Course Duration : | 3 Days |
| City : | Abu Dhabi |
| Location : | UAE |
**Introduction**
Organizations today face rapid and complex challenges driven by technological advancements and global economic, environmental, and social transformations. The ability to anticipate and shape the future has become a strategic necessity to ensure sustainability and readiness. This program focuses on enabling institutions to build their human, organizational, and methodological capacities for future foresight by understanding global trends, applying practical foresight tools, and developing future scenarios that support decision-making and enhance organizational resilience.
**Program Objectives**
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
* Understand the concept and institutional requirements of future foresight.
* Analyze global trends impacting institutional environments.
* Apply tools and techniques of future foresight.
* Build innovative, proactive future plans.
* Strengthen institutional resilience and readiness for future challenges.
* Design future scenarios to support strategic decision-making.
* Develop an institutional foresight framework through structures and policies.
**Program Modules and Contents**
**Day 1: Fundamentals of Future Foresight & Proactive Awareness**
**Topics:**
1. Understanding future foresight and its significance.
2. Characteristics of the future environment.
3. Strategic intelligence and proactivity.
4. Foresight life cycles and methodologies.
**Contents:**
* Global models of foresight.
* Traditional vs. proactive planning.
* Identifying global megatrends.
* Future-focused PESTEL & SWOT analysis exercises.
**Day 2: Tools and Approaches for Institutional Capacity Building**
**Topics:**
1. Empowering human capital for foresight.
2. Organizational structures that support foresight.
3. Governance and foresight-driven leadership.
4. AI and digital transformation in foresight.
**Contents:**
* Designing a future knowledge system.
* Adopting a culture of innovation and anticipation.
* Tools for future data collection and analysis.
* Workshop: Building a roadmap for institutional foresight capacity.
**Day 3: Future Scenarios and Decision Support**
**Topics:**
1. Developing future scenarios.
2. Integrating foresight outcomes with strategic planning.
3. Risk management and organizational resilience.
4. Evaluating readiness for the future.
**Contents:**
* Scenario creation and sector-based scenarios.
* Transforming scenarios into actionable strategic plans.
* Future Key Performance Indicators (KPI-F).
* Final practical project.
**Program Outcomes**
Upon completion, participants will obtain:
* A comprehensive understanding of foresight methodologies and tools.
* Individual and organizational skills for future-oriented planning.
* Customized future scenarios aligned with their institutional context.
* A roadmap to enhance institutional future capacity.