Courses

Organizations instinctively know they must innovate to move forward, yet they too often do little more than emulate yesterday’s successes. Facilitating innovation, for many companies, isn’t something that comes naturally, and their limited ability to think ahead ultimately becomes their death knell. This course, consisting of interactive exercises and visual tools, will teach students how to future-proof businesses. The course will start with the idea that many possible futures can occur, all of which possess unique opportunities to create the unexpected, whether that’s using augmented reality technology to gamify fitness or designing an electric generator powered by wastewater. By learning entirely new collaborative working models, students will solve for multiple futures by identifying the factors likely to affect change and proactively building solutions to meet those demands. Along the way, students will be introduced to a set of reusable templates and instructions for using them effectively. These templates incorporate visual tools, including diagrams, pictures, and maps, to help teams collaborate. Students will also learn how to utilize data and their imagination to create future scenarios using the tools they’ve learned. Students will come away knowing how to facilitate and organize teams to predict future outcomes and develop solutions for them. Whether you're working at a startup or one of the world’s largest enterprises, this course will help your team future-proof your business.