New Ways of Thinking, Leading and Working
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“As a Futurist I’ve learnt that the future is all around us. By training our minds to flex and gain greater perspective, in the chaos and complexity of disruptive change it is possible to see critical signals that others miss. Giving leaders the capability to transform fear and apprehension about the unknown, into inspired action to create a greater future for us all today.”
– Futurist Dave Wild
The Futurework Leadership Programme
is supported by the Futurework Guidebook
The world of leadership has shifted. Exclusive, autocratic, anti-tech leadership is the past. Inclusive, collaborative, digital leadership is the future. However the future isn’t off in the distance – it’s here now. As a result, leading with impact in the modern workplace demands a new set of skills.
Welcome to Futurework.
Futurework is a leadership development programme, where you’ll learn and apply leading-edge Future of Work skills. The group format equips you with a Futurework toolkit, expert coaching with Futurist Dave Wild and the support and insight of other future-focused leaders.
As a foundational skill you’ll learn how to shift perspectives from a fixed mindset to a growth Mindleap. Discovering that digital leadership doesn’t require being a technology expert. Shifting from having to have all the answers, to knowing how to inclusively inspire and guide diverse teams forward.
Creating meaningful change doesn’t happen through thought alone. So you’ll then develop and apply within your organisation a set of critical Futurework skills…
Progressing forward with Visionary and Strategic frameworks
Leveraging resources with Inclusive and Digital capabilities
Expanding opportunities with Innovative and Collaborative methods
Actioning change with Adaptive and Impactful outcomes
By the conclusion of the Futurework programme you will have developed a leading-edge set of leadership skills for the modern workplace. Inspiring others with new possibilities. Shifting teams and projects forward. Upskilling your own capabilities and others around you.
Creating a greater future today.
The Inhouse Leadership Programme will equip you with:
Based on our Futurist experience working with C-Level and senior leadership teams, the content is ideal for executive development and high-potential leaders.
By applying your learnings to actual work activities during the programme, you learn and develop a critical set of eight Futurework Skills to meet the demands of the modern work environment…
Progressive Thinking
Visionary Leadership
Vision means to see. Develop your visionary ability to create clarity from complexity. Elevate your thinking to comprehend the big picture, while inspiring others to achieve greater outcomes.
Strategic Leadership
Strategy is a plan of action to achieve major aims. Learn how to develop strategic initiatives that energise and inspire in times of change, while accelerating forward ahead of fast-changing conditions.
Leveraged Thinking
Inclusive Leadership
Future-focused leaders surround themselves with diversity to energise themselves and their organisation, shifting and adapting to the changes all around us. Develop new skills for engaging with diverse communities for greater understanding and impact.
Digital Leadership
Artificial intelligence depends on machine learning – giving computers the ability to make themselves “smarter.” Increasing our human intelligence depends on our own ability to recode. Developing new thought patterns, shifting out-dated behaviour patterns. Learn how to hack your own thinking to more rapidly develop new digital skills.
Expansive Thinking
Innovative Leadership
Innovative, high-impact thinking goes beyond the predictable to create greater possibilities. Learn how to detect the signals of the future that are all around you. Developing new innovation skills to better adapt in fast-changing conditions.
Collaborative Leadership
Collaboration doesn’t simply mean teamwork. Collaboration involves pushing beyond your typical day-to-day interactions – which is why collaborators cross established boundaries. Learn how to align complex systems by co-creating outcomes with others – from ethnically-diverse customers to generationally-diverse colleagues.
Active Thinking
Adaptive Leadership
Adapting to changing conditions requires being comfortable with new ideas that don’t make sense at first. Learn how to lean into the discomfort to discover new ways forward. Adapting perspectives and associated decisions to shift with agility in ambiguous environments.
Impactful Leadership
Ideas are powerful. Sometimes. All too often they have little impact. Why? Because they remain as just ideas. Lost in a haze of meetings, discussions and reports. Develop your ability to create clarity and accelerate progress by making the intangible tangible. Shifting from great idea to powerful impact.
Programme Format
The Inhouse Leadership Programme gives you an inspiring new perspective on the world, by developing your ability to Mindleap into the future. Our unique Futurespace format maximises flexibility and impact to match your needs. Possible formats include group sizes from 9 to 36, with programme timeframes from 3 to 12 months.
One suggested programme format brings together a cohort of future-focused leaders to work together in person, supported by a comprehensive series of short video lessons with online group coaching sessions over 10 weeks.
The example Inhouse Leadership Programme runs over ten weeks
Begins with two in-person workshop days (at a location of your choice, NZ)
Week One, Day One 10am-4pm
Week One, Day Two 9am-3pm
Note: If any format changes are required due to external impacts then the programme will progress on schedule via online experiences on the scheduled dates at no additional charge
Followed by four fortnightly online group coaching sessions (90 min)
Week Three / Week Five / Week Seven / Week Nine
Between each coaching session participants apply Futurework Skills in their workplace, sharing learnings across the group in an online community space
Concludes with a blended (in-person or online) regroup
Week Ten, Final Day 10am-12pm
Supported by six-months access to an extensive Futurework toolkit including coaching videos and worksheets
Investment
Each Inhouse Leadership Programme is tailored to your team’s unique needs and is useful as part of your team and strategy development. Throughout the programme leaders apply the learnings to live work - so as well as upskilling the team, key initiatives are accelerated forward.
Let us know your requirements and we will design a format and budget to suit.
As a starting point see below for reference formats:
EXAMPLE #1
A full ten month Leadership Development Programme including:
Monthly x ten full-day development sessions
Twelve months online access to Futurework coaching video series
Feedback and guidance between sessions via a collaboration platform e.g. Teams
In-person or online meets with programme lead(s) between development sessions
Additional online coaching sessions as required
EXAMPLE #2
A six month Leadership Development Programme including:
Monthly x six full-day development sessions in-person
Six months online access to Futurework coaching video series
Feedback and guidance between sessions via a collaboration platform e.g. Teams
In-person or online meets with programme lead(s) between development sessions
EXAMPLE #3
A short-format four month Leadership Development Programme including:
Monthly x four full-day development sessions
Four months online access to Futurework coaching video series
Feedback and guidance between sessions via a collaboration platform e.g. Teams
In-person or online meets with programme lead(s) between development sessions
Leadership Programme
Individual leaders can also attend our open Leadership Programme
Suitable for:
- Executive development
- High-potential leaders
- Board briefings
Join a cohort of future-focused leaders to work together in-person, supported by a comprehensive series of short video lessons with online group coaching sessions over six weeks.
For the next intake date and more details see Futurework Leadership Programme
Futurework Toolkit
The Inhouse Leadership Programme gives you access to a full suite of resources to equip you for the future of work.
Your Futurework Toolkit includes:
The Futurework Guidebook
Strategy Map
Futurework Worksheets
Programme Presentations
Futurework LinkedIn Community
Futurist Email Updates
Six-12 months access to our comprehensive library of Futurework coaching videos
WATCH: Futurework Visionary Skill (2 min)
WATCH: Futurework Collaborative Skill (2 min)
Our Futurework programmes and events have been attended by leaders from across society including…
Internationally renowned Futurist Dave Wild is a world-leading expert in developing Futurework skills.
Living on the edge of the world in 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.
“Dave challenged us to move our modes of thinking towards longer-term future possibilities and away from just the obvious and immediate. Dave’s impact on our organisation has been profound. We have aimed to develop a more free-thinking, creative approach to problem-solving and really try to continuously imagine what the future could look like and determine how Bluelab will evolve and thrive in that future state.”
“What I love most about Dave is his flexibility in adapting to the requirements of the culture of the organisation and the desired outcomes. He offers fresh perspectives and exposes you to global trends and innovations. Dave brings a huge array of tools and I have seen him take people through a journey where even people who don’t consider themselves to be creative or innovative start making connections and generating new ways of thinking to start doing things differently for their business.”
“My experience of Dave is that he inspires and delivers. One of his key strengths is his flexibility – he can work with a wide range of people and organisations and at different scales, timeframes and on disparate problem spaces. Nothing scares him, nothing bores him. Dave couples a high energy, hands-on and inclusive style with a sharp strategic brain. I have always had fantastic feedback about the impact that Dave has made.”
“Dave Wild is a genius. A futurist, strategist and provocateur. One of the things I love about his style is his ability to project thinking into the future in a pragmatic, relatable way – he connects the information to the audience, making the future relatable and relevant to their world. He is generous with his knowledge and keen to help other people navigate their path to better thinking. He’s one of those people that you can relax and let loose on a group knowing it will go well and deliver outstanding results.”
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the Inhouse Leadership programme designed for?
This course is ideal for Executive, Senior and High-potential Leaders along with others who need to lead into an inspiring future.
When does the programme start and finish?
Each programme is uniquely designed for your team based on your objectives. Programme formats can range from four to ten months depending on strategic goals and leadership availability. All sessions are personally facilitated by Futurist Dave Wild.
How long is the programme? Will I have time for this?
Rather than having to complete additional projects, you will apply the new tools and techniques learnt as part of your everyday work – developing your Mindleap ability while building Futurework skills.
Can I get personal 1:1 guidance as well as group coaching?
Yes - you can broaden your programme with Mentoring, which extends your learning with 3 x online personal 1:1 Futurist mentoring sessions. Please email andrea@dave-wild.com to register your interest in Mentoring.
How do I access the programme materials?
Ahead of the first workshop with Futurist Dave Wild, you’ll be able to access the programme materials, including the Futurework Toolkit resources.
How long do I have access to the programme materials?
Your programme access will vary according to the length of time the programme is scheduled to take. For instance a ten month programme will give you twelve months access to all Futurework coaching videos so you can re-watch at any time. This also includes access to private community discussions and support. In addition printable Futurework Toolkit resources can be downloaded for lifetime access.
How much does the programme cost?
As each Inhouse Leadership Programme is tailored to your team, formats and prices will vary. To request a quote please contact our business manager at andrea@dave-wild.com
Other questions?
If you’d like to know anything else please contact us