Futures Thinking Masterclass

This Futurist Masterclass equips participants with practical tools and inspirational insights to shift and adapt in uncertain changeable environments

Are you prepared for a new future that’s already arrived?

Gain the expertise to guide your team and organisation through unpredictable times, equipped to face challenges and new opportunities ahead.

Leveraged by leading global organisations and governments, Futures Thinking plays a crucial role in shaping strategy development. This masterclass equips you to develop the desired future for both yourself and your organisation, while managing the current demands of the business landscape.

Ready to Transform the Future?

  • This Masterclass equips participants with key components of Futures Thinking methods.

  • Upgrade fixed mindsets to a growth Mindleap for the future, to strategically adapt to fast-evolving expectations in uncertain environments.

  • Clarify the big picture while collaboratively inspiring greater outcomes.

Learning Outcomes

This Futures Thinking Masterclass develops leadership capabilities across four pivotal dimensions:

  • Progressing forward with Visionary and Strategic frameworks

  • Leveraging resources with Inclusive and Digital capabilities

  • Expanding opportunities with Collaborative and Innovative methods

  • Actioning change with Adaptive and Impactful outcomes

Who this Masterclass is designed for:

This Masterclass is designed for leaders and individuals interested in building strategic thinking to future-proof their career, team and organisation.

If you want to contribute to innovative, forward-thinking plans and thrive in a rapidly changing world, this Masterclass explores thought-provoking trends and scenarios to spark your creativity and empower you to shift from reactive to proactive thinking.

Masterclass Format

In an ever-changing environment we all need the ability to think differently for sustained success. Our Masterclasses target specific needs for greater impact and results in the changed workplace.

Masterclasses can be run as team workshops on an individual topic or in combination as a development programme. The highly interactive format can flex between in-person and online dependent on team location and preferred learning modes.

In the course of either a full day, half-day or shorter you’ll upgrade fixed mindsets of the past to a growth Mindleap for the future. Leaders and teams will be equipped to better adapt to fast-evolving expectations in uncertain environments.

Content

  • Futures Thinking methods and tools

  • Visionary and Strategic frameworks

  • Inclusive and Digital capabilities

  • Collaborative and Innovative methods

  • Adaptive and Impactful outcomes

Learning methods

You will be expertly coached across Futurework skills using the Masterclass content and toolkit. The interactive and inspiring format provides inspiring and energising interaction, group application and shared learnings.

As well as developing your own skills, the format and resources enable you to develop the capabilities of your team. Learning how to move others forward from states of being resistant and reactive, to becoming future ready.

Even going a step further and becoming truly Futuready.

Our masterclasses are supported
by the Leadership Toolkit from our
book
Futurework – A Guidebook
for The Future of Work

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this Masterclass designed for?

This format is ideal for Senior and High-potential Leaders along with others who need to collaboratively lead into an inspiring future. Participants have included a diverse range of future-focused leaders ranging from next-generation managers to Chief Executives.

When is a Masterclass most suitable?

Masterclasses can be delivered as one-off development sessions or combined as a series to form a Futurework Leadership Programme suitable for executive retreats, leadership development and talent programmes. Our Masterclasses have also been delivered as plenary sessions following conference keynotes to accelerate delegate learning, individually to target specific organisational challenges and as modules that form part of other learning institutions’ leadership courses.

How long is the Masterclass?

Masterclasses can be either a full day, half-day or shorter sessions that develop future of work skills across a range of different possible Masterclasses and leadership capabilities.

Rather than having to complete additional projects, participants apply the new tools and techniques learnt as part of your everyday work – developing your Mindleap ability while building Futurework skills.

Other questions?

If you’d like to know anything else please contact us

Your Futurework Guide

Futurist Dave Wild

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Internationally renowned Futurist Dave Wild is a world-leading expert in developing Futurework skills.

Living on the edge of the world in Aotearoa New Zealand, he works with leaders and teams across the globe – creating a greater future for their organisations, customers and society at large including:

  • Visioning with the Digital Government Leaders of the United Kingdom, South Korea, Estonia and New Zealand

  • Coaching Digital and Innovation Leadership Labs across sectors including Finance, Environment and Technology

  • Facilitating the NZ Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council to explore the Future of Work

  • Delivering Futurist keynote presentations on stages and screens across the world from South Auckland to Sydney to San Francisco

Through this work with a diverse range of leaders across all levels, Dave has built deep expertise in the future-focused skills needed to confidently lead into the future.