NewNorth Center

Design in Business

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE

While future scenario development can take days. weeks and even months, this highly compressed workshop is designed to simulate the end-to-end process of creating a futures scenario. This one day session will provide a hands-on experience in future forecasting through the use of tools that can be practiced outside of the classroom.

COURSE CONTENT

  • Hunt Statement: Framing the question requires new learning
  • Trend & Issue Scanning: STEEP process, futures tools
  • Divergent Exploration: Futures wheel, cross impact matrix, cluster analysis
  • Converge & Synthesize: Taking a position, design brief preparation

download: NNC Future Thinking.pdf

Participants

Middle management to executive leadership (depending on scale of organization)

Class minimum of 6 participants must be met in order to conduct course

Class will not to exceed 12 participants

Class Format

  • The is a one day class
  • Each session will provide a vibrant mix of subject matter, presentation, participation and interaction
  • In addition to Lloyd, NewNorth staff and faculty will be involved

Cost

$950 per participant

NewNorth Center requires 50% deposit at time of sign up with the remainder to be paid by commencement of class. Please see ‘terms & conditions’