This was an unprecedented global response that many organisations would not have foreseen and had to adjust their approach to planning.

Uncertainty is a constant, and to thrive organisations and individuals need to develop the skills for futures and foresight planning, to plan for the unknown, and the known.​

This course introduces you to futures and foresight planning and explores different frameworks to develop your skills to plan for an uncertain future and considers how you can become a more sustainable organisation in the face of continuing change and evolving employee expectations.

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• develop your futures planning understanding and approach
• evaluate how to define your purpose as a team, department, or organisation
• analyse your 'Why' to enable better decision-making
• explore a selection of methods and methodologies to make sense of situations and plan any changes required with foresight
• interpret and manage uncertainty more confidently and effectively.