In the sub-sections of this Resources section, I’m building a library of sorts to help you and your organisations better understand the nature - and value – of futures work, tools, methods and approaches.
If you want to know more about implementing futures work in your organisation, and integrating these approaches into your strategic development processes, these resources will get you started by introducing you to the major concepts associated with futures and foresight.
The Global Futures Network is building an extensive set of resources on a wetpaint wiki, and you should check that out too.
Consider also joining the Education Strategy Network which is a global community of people interested in using futures approaches in education to build stronger strategy. It’s free to join and puts you in touch with over 1200 people globally who are interested in creating a better future for themselves, their organisations and society in general.
It is becoming very clear, in this emerging post global financial crisis world, that our ways of thinking, our ways of working, and the assumptions and models upon which we have structured our organisations are not longer useful or relevant.
Building a strategic foresight capacity to strengthen strategic thinking is critical now if organisations are to build sustainable strategy that will be futures ready, and not fall over when the next crisis emerges in the future. These resources will help you begin to build that essential strategic foresight capacity.
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