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Focus on the Future

Driving Forces and Trends: What Might Be the Next Big Thing? Looking ahead is no longer a luxury; it’s a necessity. What driving forces will challenge your organization? This presentation investigates influential macroforces inside and outside of education. (More information)

Ten-Minute Futurist: Practical Tools When You Need Them. Thinking about the future would be nice, but who has time? This presentation provides a list of how-to futures tools, each of which can be implemented in 10 minutes or in 10 days depending on decision-making pressures. (More information)

Foresight, Imagination, Resilience, and Ethos: Using Futuring to Light a F.I.R.E. Under College Planning. Planning for the future is an integral part of a vibrant strategy for change, and futuring and planning are productive partners. This presentation provides a look at the connection between futures thinking, imagination, organizational resilience and developing a futures culture. (More information)

Futurizing: The Future and Some Ways to Approach IT. The future isn’t what it used to be! No longer will crystal balls and magic carpets suffice. Twenty-first century leaders recognize the importance of integrating realistic futures views, vision, and tools into their organization’s culture. (More information)

So You Want to Teach the Future? Topics, Tools, and Tasks. Whether you want to include futuring in your course or workshop or you want to build a course on the future, this workshop provides practical how-to information for faculty and instructional designers. (More information)

To have one of these or other exciting topics delivered on your campus, contact Ed Leach.