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Just 1 more day to register for the IFTF FORESIGHT TALK with Dr. Paniagua, Head of Futures Studies and Co-Director of the UNESCO Chair in Design Methods for Democratic Access to the Imagination of the Future! iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #futuresthinking #foresighttalk #civicfutures

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AI is rewiring reality—from how we connect and work to how we govern and address global challenges. Explore IFTF’s new multipart series on the “uncanny valleys” emerging across society, where the familiar collides with the alien. www.iftf.org/insights/ai-...
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Congratulations to all those Foresight Practitioners who have just completed the IFTF Experiential Futures training with IFTF instructors Jake Dunagan and Jacques Barcia!
What futures will you imagine next?
#futureready #foresightessentials #experientialfutures

Are we prepared for a total collapse, or a transformation?
Refresh your foresight skills with IFTF Scenario Building Training, Sept. The 4 scenarios, Growth, Collapse, Constraint, & Transformation, help us transform uncertainty into opportunity. bit.ly/447u94w

Tomorrow!—Join Institute for the Future’s foresight instructors Lyn Jeffery and Sara Skvirsky for a live 30-min webinar to learn how IFTF Foresight Essentials offerings can help you build a foresight practice and integrate strategic foresight into your work.
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"It's the emotional inoculation of the scenario planning that's critical to being able to step into action in the crisis moment." Dr. Connie Razza, from the July 8 IFTF Foresight Talk. Watch the full talk on the IFTF.org media archive. www.iftf.org/insights/typ...

Is your organization Future-Ready? Make sure you attend this webinar to learn how IFTF is helping so many to transform valuable foresight into actionable insight. June 26!

In conversation with IFTF CIO Rachel Hatch, Connie Razza is the ED of Future Currents, a movement utility that provides leaders space to plan along a longer time horizon that they otherwise are able to.

At times, it can feel like you’re living in someone else’s long game. It’s critical to imagine the future for ourselves! Join IFTF on July 8 "IFTF Foresight Talk: Foresight for Movement Leaders in a Time Such as This," with Connie Razza. iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #futuresthinking #foresighttalk

In case you missed it: yesterday Nathalie Lopez, Wayne Pan, and Jacques Barcia led the latest lively Signal Swap conversation, that starts by taking a look at the social implications of Mogul, the movie fantasy league platform. #signalsofchange www.iftf.org/insights/ift...

Join us Aug 5—Dr. Karla Paniagua will share the tools and processes she and her team employed for a future of banking speculative design project. Then, she’ll share her team’s latest work developing public policy for sustainable tourism in Mexico. Register bit.ly/43L4Y9N

This is starting soon! Register now, on zoom!

NEXT WEEK! Do you have Signals of the Future to share? Are you interested in learning more about signal scanning?
Join the IFTF Signal Swap: How to Discuss Signals with IFTF's Nathalie Lopez and Wayne Pan on June 12! iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Are you a foresight practitioner who is searching for a way to take your foresight skills to the next level? Add scenario thinking to your toolbox for innovative leadership and strategic planning with IFTF Scenario Building training. Sep 9-Oct 8 bit.ly/447u94w #futurist

NEXT WEEK! Do you have Signals of the Future to share? Are you interested in learning more about signal scanning?
Join the IFTF Signal Swap: How to Discuss Signals with IFTF's Nathalie Lopez and Wayne Pan on June 12! iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We're kicking off our celebration of Pride Month by hosting the IFTF Foresight Talk "A Call for Queer Futures Month—Honoring Black Futures" featuring Jason Tester and Dr. Lonny J Avi Brooks THIS THURSDAY at 9am. Make sure you are registered: iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Whether your organization is just starting to explore futures thinking or already has foresight embedded in its strategy, IFTF Vantage is your partner for building future-readiness in 2025 and beyond. Register to learn more about ebcoming an IFTF Vantage Partner.
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IFTF’s Experiential Futures—thoughtfully designed by two of the most seasoned practitioners in the field, Jake Dunagan and Jacques Barcia—equips you with the mindset and skills to make the future come alive, and to make it matter to your audience. Register to join www.iftf.org/trainings/if...

Three Horizons of AI: A Future-Readiness Course from IFTF In this course, learn techniques for interpreting the extraordinary pace of change in AI, while developing practical, long-term perspectives

Our last IFTF Three Horizons of AI training session begins tomorrow! Register now to learn how to parse the near- , mid-, and long-term future of AI with the IFTF foresight experts, in 3 2-hour sessions. www.eventbrite.com/e/three-hori...

Did you know thinking about the future gives us analysis and strategy? Experiencing the future makes it visceral, emotional, and more actionable. Learn the best methods & strategies with IFTF Experiential Futures training, the first cohort starts 7/17! www.iftf.org/trainings/if...
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Breaking the Crisis Cycle: How Strategic Foresight is Transforming Civil Society Leadership.
Read IFTF's new Insightful Interview with United Way Worldwide leaders and IFTF Research Director Wayne Pan. “We're seeing immediate impact."
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Three Horizons of AI: A Future-Readiness Course from IFTF In this course, learn techniques for interpreting the extraordinary pace of change in AI, while developing practical, long-term perspectives

Starting next week—IFTF Three Horizons of AI Training. Join this session for the last opportunity to learn this specialization from IFTF Foresight Essentials. www.eventbrite.com/e/three-hori...

Do you want to move beyond the constant cycles of short-term thinking? Join us on July 23 to LEARN with IFTF Foresight Essentials iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #futureready #foresight

JUNE 5—What if Pride also deliberately cultivated a forward-looking practice—known as Queer futures—for envisioning the diverse and vibrant possibilities that await LGBTQ+ people? Register to join us for a conversation at this next IFTF Foresight Talk: iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: IFTF Signal Swap: How to Discuss Signals. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. At IFTF we teach that integrating a solid practice of cataloging signals of change is the foundation of good foresight. What’s more, we extract more insight and meaning from signals when we share and…

JUNE 12—Share & Spark: Join us for a Public 30-Minute Signal-Swapping Session with IFTF Foresight Essentials Faculty members like Wayne Pan, Sara Skvirsky, and Nathalie Lopez!
Register at iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #futuresthinking #foresight #futureready

Have you heard about IFTF's Experiential Futures training, coming July 17, 24, 31?
Thinking about the future gives us analysis and strategy, but experiencing the future makes possibilities tangible and actionable. www.iftf.org/foresightess... #design #futurist #foresight

IFTF Experiential Futures Training IFTF's Experiential Futures training combines design thinking and futures thinking methods with a focus on how to create experiential scenarios and artifacts from the future, designed by award-winning...

Want to create your own artifacts from the future?
Join IFTF's Experiential Futures Training this July to learn how to craft powerful artifacts that turn future possibilities into tangible realities.
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YouTube video by Institute for the Future (IFTF) IFTF Foresight Talk: Artifacts from the Future for a Post-Human World

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Designers Jessica Charlesworth & Tim Parsons in the recent IFTF Foresight Talk, shared how the best artifacts at the intersection of relevance, critique, plausibility, and feasibility, can start important conversations while remaining believable. Watch lnkd.in/gqEcnphU
#futurist #speculativedesign

Join us 8/8/25 9am PT. IFTF's Chief Impact Officer, Rachel Hatch, will talk to Connie Razza, PhD, Executive Director of Future Currents, about the foresight process and how to approach the future of movement-building in the US. REGISTER TODAY bit.ly/4kr0Wdv #foresight #futuresthinking #foresighttalk