Module 0. Orientation
Thirty minutes to set up: how the programme works, your focal question, your workspace.
- How this programme works
- Choose your focal question
- Your workspace in 6 minutes
New for 2027 · Self-paced programme
Early rate — 20% off until 15 October 2026, applied automatically at checkout
Futures Literacy and Strategic Foresight
Learn to scan driving forces, explore alternative futures and turn them into strategic choices — at your own pace, on your own strategic question.
- Opens 4 January 2027 · self-paced
- 7 modules · 36 lessons · about 14 hours
- In Futures.360 · Studio lab · certificate
- 12 months of access from 4 January 2027
232 EUR (was 290 EUR) — standalone programme, VAT included
Also included in Futures.360 Pro and in Masterclass Pro.
Futures literacy. Strategic foresight. A Lab to put them to work.
Futures literacy
The futures mindset: what foresight is and is not, the attitudes we bring to the future, the assumptions underneath, and where the field comes from.
Strategic foresight
The method: scanning driving forces, the foresight toolbox, critical uncertainties and scenarios — and the step from scenarios to strategic options.
A practical lab
Every lesson is practised in the Futures.360 Studio on your own strategic question, and ends in a capstone: one question, three artifacts, one strategic project.
Each lesson: Watch · Concept · Practice · Feedback · Reflect.
Curriculum
Module 1. Foundations
The futures mindset: what foresight is and is not, the attitudes we bring, the geometry of past and future, the assumptions underneath, and where the field comes from.
- Module 1 introduction
- What foresight is, and is not
- Four attitudes to the future
- The Futures Triangle
- Cones of past and future
- Sense-making and the assumptions we carry
- Five lineages, five paradigms
Module 2. Scanning
Reading the environment: the focal question sharpened, eight domains, megatrends, trends, weak signals, wildcards and the hinge into scenarios.
- Module 2 introduction
- Strategic focus and the time horizon
- Eight domains on the landscape
- Megatrends: surfing the big waves
- Trends deep dive
- Weak signals
- Wildcards, and the hinge
Module 3. Methods
The toolbox: mind mapping, Three Horizons, the Futures Wheel, Causal Layered Analysis, the actors' game, and your scanning dashboard.
- Module 3 introduction
- The foresight toolbox: four families
- Three Horizons
- The Futures Wheel
- Causal Layered Analysis
- Stakeholders and the actors' game
- Your scanning dashboard
Module 4. Scenarios
From forces to worlds: critical uncertainties, the 2×2, consistency, and one page per scenario.
- Module 4 introduction
- What scenarios are, and when to use them
- From scanning to critical uncertainties
- The 2×2: structure and axes
- Beyond two axes
- Writing the narratives
Module 5. Acting
From worlds to decisions: exploring the scenarios, implications and strategic options, innovation horizons, the roadmap and the board pack.
- Module 5 introduction
- Exploring the scenarios
- Implications and strategic options
- Innovation horizons and strategic projects
- The board pack: from workspace to deliverable
Module 6. Capstone
One question, three artifacts, one full strategic project in the Studio.
- Your capstone: one question, three artifacts
Questions
When does it start?
The programme opens on 4 January 2027. Reserve now at the early rate and you will receive your access by email when it opens. From then on it is self-paced: you start whenever you like.
How long do I have access?
Twelve months from 4 January 2027, the day the programme opens. Take it at your own pace within that year; your work in the Studio and your certificate stay yours.
How much time does it take?
About 14 hours across seven modules and 36 lessons. Each lesson is a short loop — watch, concept, practice, feedback, reflect — so it fits around your work.
Where does it run?
Inside Futures.360, IF's learning platform. The practice happens in its Studio, a hands-on lab where you work on your own strategic question.
Is there a certificate?
Yes. The programme has its own certificate of completion.
How is it different from the masterclass?
The programme teaches the principles, concepts and methods at your own pace. The masterclass adds what only a cohort can: five live sessions with Paulo Carvalho, feedback, and a date to work towards. Masterclass Pro includes the programme.
Is it included in Futures.360?
Yes, in Futures.360 Pro, where it is one of the modules. It is not part of Futures.360 Standard.
How do the early rates work?
20% off until 15 October 2026, then 10% off until 15 November 2026, applied automatically at checkout.