Futures approaches are critical to the design of successful strategy that will be robust into the future.
One of my business objectives is to communicate the message about the futures imperative - the need to make wise strategic decisions today to ensure a sustainable future for ourselves, our organisations and the broader society. It is only when we use futures approaches systematically that we will be able to address this imperative in a meaningful way.
The Buidling Strategic Futuresguides are designed to help you and your organisations integrate the future into your decision making today.
But why would I bother? When I started out in the futures field in 1999, I didn't know too much at all about futures work - well, to be honest, I knew nothing. It was a new field for me, and I was lucky enough to be able to spend some time exploring it and learning how it can be used in organisations. I was quickly convinced of its value.
But we all don't have the luxury of that time available to us, particularly 10 years later when the complexity of our work has increased. The Buidling Strategic Futures guides provide the foundation you need to get started using futures approaches in your work.
The guides provide enough information to let you get started on using futures approaches. Of course, you can contact me if you would like the expert support of Thinking Futures to assist you to get started a little more quickly. Click on the links below to find our more about guides from Thinking Futures.
Find out more and download the guides for free by following the links below.
Maree Conway Thinking Futures
Using Futures Approaches: a guide to getting started (2007)
Describes the critical steps you need to follow to set up an effective organisational futures program.
