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Professional training course · PSM-012

Tools and Techniques for Developing Strategic Foresight

Strategic foresight helps organizations anticipate change, identify emerging opportunities, manage uncertainty, and prepare for future challenges. In a rapidly changing…

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  • 13Upcoming dates
  • 6Cities
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Tools and Techniques for Developing Strategic Foresight
Next classroom session Barcelona 14 - 18 Dec 2026 · £4,250 Next in London London 18 - 22 Jan 2027 · £4,200

Course overview

Why Attend
Strategic foresight helps organizations anticipate change, identify emerging opportunities, manage uncertainty, and prepare for future challenges. In a rapidly changing environment, leaders need practical tools to think ahead and make informed long-term decisions. This course equips participants with proven methods to scan trends, explore scenarios, and build future-ready strategies.

Course Methodology
This course uses an interactive and practical approach through presentations, case studies, group discussions, scenario exercises, trend analysis workshops, foresight tools, and real workplace examples.

Course Objectives

  • Understand the principles of strategic foresight
  • Identify trends, risks, and future opportunities
  • Apply environmental scanning techniques
  • Use scenario planning for decision-making
  • Analyze uncertainty and possible futures
  • Build future-focused strategies
  • Improve strategic thinking and innovation
  • Develop a practical foresight action plan

Target Audience

  • Strategy Professionals
  • Senior Managers
  • Business Leaders
  • Planning Managers
  • Innovation Teams
  • Government and Public Sector Professionals
  • Anyone involved in long-term planning and decision-making

Target Competencies

  • Strategic Thinking
  • Trend Analysis
  • Scenario Planning
  • Risk Assessment
  • Innovation Management
  • Decision-Making
  • Environmental Scanning
  • Future Planning

Course outline

  1. 1Day 1: Foundations of Futures Studies
    • Foundations of futures studies
    • History of future studies
    • The discipline of futurology
    • How companies and governments can use futurology
    • Actors in the field
    • Current theories and applications
    • Introduction to futures thinking
  2. 2Day 2: Futures Thinking and Alternative Futures
    • Characteristics of a futurist perspective
    • Change as the norm
    • The acceleration of change
    • Seeing events as interrelated
    • Taking a holistic perspective in viewing change
    • Accepting alternative futures
    • Distinguishing between possible, probable, and preferable futures
    • Importance of short, medium, and long-range planning
    • Danger of leaving the future to chance
    • Creating the future proactively
  3. 3Day 3: Scenario Thinking and Foresight Tools
    • Scenario thinking concepts
    • Scenario approach methods
    • Environmental scanning techniques
    • Futures wheel applications
    • Futures table methods
    • Weak signals identification
    • Black swans and wild cards
    • Applying foresight tools in practice
  4. 4Day 4: Systems Thinking and Leadership for the Future
    • Systems thinking and strategic foresight
    • Understanding complexity
    • Systemic structure of dynamic and complex wholes
    • Methodologies of systems thinking
    • Visionary leadership and corporate foresight
    • Connection between foresight and strategy process
    • Governmental and regional foresight initiatives
  5. 5Day 5: Managing Change and Sustainable Futures
    • Managing for change
    • Link between strategic management and futures research
    • Using futures studies to effect change and transformation
    • Role of leadership in planning for the future
    • Using futures studies to manage and mitigate risk
    • Changing futures through action
    • Global challenges and sustainable futures
    • Studying effects of globalization
    • Concept of sustainability

Schedule

Dates and fees

13 upcoming dates in 6 cities. Fees are per delegate; bring colleagues and every seat is discounted.

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December 2026
14DEC 14 - 18 Dec 2026Mon to Fri · 5 daysNext session
Spain flag BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
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January 2027
18JAN 18 - 22 Jan 2027Mon to Fri · 5 daysOur home city
United Kingdom flag LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
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February 2027
15FEB 15 - 19 Feb 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
Switzerland flag GenevaSwitzerland · Classroom
£5,250per delegate2+ people: £4,200 each
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March 2027
15MAR 15 - 19 Mar 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
Austria flag ViennaAustria · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
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April 2027
19APR 19 - 23 Apr 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
Spain flag BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
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May 2027
17MAY 17 - 21 May 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
France flag ParisFrance · Classroom
£4,500per delegate2+ people: £3,600 each
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June 2027
21JUN 21 - 25 Jun 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
Switzerland flag GenevaSwitzerland · Classroom
£5,250per delegate2+ people: £4,200 each
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July 2027
19JUL 19 - 23 Jul 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
Spain flag BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
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August 2027
16AUG 16 - 20 Aug 2027Mon to Fri · 5 daysOur home city
United Kingdom flag LondonUnited Kingdom · Classroom
£4,200per delegate2+ people: £3,360 each
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September 2027
20SEP 20 - 24 Sep 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
Switzerland flag GenevaSwitzerland · Classroom
£5,250per delegate2+ people: £4,200 each
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October 2027
18OCT 18 - 22 Oct 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
South Africa flag Cape TownSouth Africa · Classroom
£4,250per delegate2+ people: £3,400 each
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November 2027
15NOV 15 - 19 Nov 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
Spain flag BarcelonaSpain · Classroom
£3,850per delegate2+ people: £3,080 each
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December 2027
20DEC 20 - 24 Dec 2027Mon to Fri · 5 days
France flag ParisFrance · Classroom
£4,500per delegate2+ people: £3,600 each
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Questions

Frequently asked questions

How long is the Tools and Techniques for Developing Strategic Foresight course?

The course runs over 5 days of classroom training, usually Monday to Friday.

When is the next Tools and Techniques for Developing Strategic Foresight course?

The next public date is 14 - 18 Dec 2026 in Barcelona. There are 13 upcoming dates in total.

Where is this course held?

Upcoming sessions run in Barcelona, London, Geneva, Vienna, Paris, Cape Town.

How much does the course cost?

Fees start from £3,850 per delegate, depending on the city. Fees include tuition and course materials.

Do participants receive a certificate?

Yes. Delegates who complete the course receive a London Leadership Management Innovation certificate of completion.

Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?

Yes. LLMI can tailor and deliver this course privately for your organisation at your premises or in one of our training cities.

Course information last updated 14 November 2026.

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