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Nov 6—3 IFTF faculty members of Foresight Essentials show in real time how organic signal sharing is done when they each present 3 provocative signals of change, then dive into the different possibilities. Come see where their imaginations lead them! iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Nov 6—3 IFTF faculty members of Foresight Essentials show in real time how organic signal sharing is done when they each present 3 provocative signals of change, then dive into the different possibilities. Come see where their imaginations lead them! iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Join IFTF for a 30 min, playful round of signal swapping where we’ll gather for a live discussion of signals and their implications. iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Join IFTF for a 30 min, playful round of signal swapping where we’ll gather for a live discussion of signals and their implications. iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us on 10/9 9am PT, for an informal overview of the IFTF Foresight Essentials Offerings. Discover the best training to help launch your foresight practice, or build a deeper understanding to take your further on your action roadmap.
Register on zoom: iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register on zoom: iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Join us on 10/9 9am PT, for an informal overview of the IFTF Foresight Essentials Offerings. Discover the best training to help launch your foresight practice, or build a deeper understanding to take your further on your action roadmap.
Register on zoom: iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register on zoom: iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
IFTF is sharing the complete Uncanny Valley Anthology, a set of perspectives and foresight research produced for the IFTF Ten-Year Forecast 2024, with IFTF Vantage Partners.
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If you are not an IFTF Vantage partner, start here: www.iftf.org/insights/ai-...
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If you are not an IFTF Vantage partner, start here: www.iftf.org/insights/ai-...
September 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
IFTF is sharing the complete Uncanny Valley Anthology, a set of perspectives and foresight research produced for the IFTF Ten-Year Forecast 2024, with IFTF Vantage Partners.
vantagepoint.iftf.org/spaces/10347...
If you are not an IFTF Vantage partner, start here: www.iftf.org/insights/ai-...
vantagepoint.iftf.org/spaces/10347...
If you are not an IFTF Vantage partner, start here: www.iftf.org/insights/ai-...
The new book "Navigating the Age of Chaos," from IFTF Distinguished Fellows Bob Johansen and Jamais Cascio, along with United Way Worldwide CEO Angela Williams, introduces a new way of thinking about our future and how we can best engage with accelerating upheaval. www.iftf.org/insights/nav...
September 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The new book "Navigating the Age of Chaos," from IFTF Distinguished Fellows Bob Johansen and Jamais Cascio, along with United Way Worldwide CEO Angela Williams, introduces a new way of thinking about our future and how we can best engage with accelerating upheaval. www.iftf.org/insights/nav...
Gather ’round the virtual campfire!
Sept 18—Stories aren’t just for kids — they expand minds and spark emotions. Join us for an hour of future-focused tales! Dr. Jane McGonigal, IFTF Director of Game Research, will lead this live online event. iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Sept 18—Stories aren’t just for kids — they expand minds and spark emotions. Join us for an hour of future-focused tales! Dr. Jane McGonigal, IFTF Director of Game Research, will lead this live online event. iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
August 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Gather ’round the virtual campfire!
Sept 18—Stories aren’t just for kids — they expand minds and spark emotions. Join us for an hour of future-focused tales! Dr. Jane McGonigal, IFTF Director of Game Research, will lead this live online event. iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Sept 18—Stories aren’t just for kids — they expand minds and spark emotions. Join us for an hour of future-focused tales! Dr. Jane McGonigal, IFTF Director of Game Research, will lead this live online event. iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
“Ten years from now, almost all leaders will be augmented or you’ll be out of the game.” IFTF's Bob Johansen spoke with Amantha Imber about his new book "Navigating the Age of Chaos: A Sense-Making Guide to a BANI World That Doesn’t Make Sense." Listen bit.ly/4p5bO3V
August 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
“Ten years from now, almost all leaders will be augmented or you’ll be out of the game.” IFTF's Bob Johansen spoke with Amantha Imber about his new book "Navigating the Age of Chaos: A Sense-Making Guide to a BANI World That Doesn’t Make Sense." Listen bit.ly/4p5bO3V
By imagining alternative futures, we can build resilience for tomorrow. Learn to build your own alternative future scenarios with IFTF Scenario Building Training starting September. bit.ly/4eXOFvs
#futureready #alternativefutures #futuresthinking #strategicplanning
#futureready #alternativefutures #futuresthinking #strategicplanning
August 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
By imagining alternative futures, we can build resilience for tomorrow. Learn to build your own alternative future scenarios with IFTF Scenario Building Training starting September. bit.ly/4eXOFvs
#futureready #alternativefutures #futuresthinking #strategicplanning
#futureready #alternativefutures #futuresthinking #strategicplanning
Are you curious about learning foresight? Register for this free zoom webinar to discover the IFTF Foresight Essentials offering that will help you launch your foresight practice! Thursday October 9 at 9am PT. iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #futuresthinking #strategicforesight
August 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Are you curious about learning foresight? Register for this free zoom webinar to discover the IFTF Foresight Essentials offering that will help you launch your foresight practice! Thursday October 9 at 9am PT. iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #futuresthinking #strategicforesight
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
August 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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
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-...
#futureready #ai #strategicforesight
#futureready #ai #strategicforesight
IFTF - Welcome to the New Abnormal: Living in Uncanny Times
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August 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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-...
#futureready #ai #strategicforesight
#futureready #ai #strategicforesight
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
What futures will you imagine next?
#futureready #foresightessentials #experientialfutures
August 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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
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
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
July 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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
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.
Register iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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.
Register iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
"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...
July 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"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!
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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June 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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!
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
June 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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...
June 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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
June 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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
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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...
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...
June 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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...
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
June 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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...
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...
June 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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...
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...
June 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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.
iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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.
iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
iftf.zoom.us/webinar/regi...