The outcome of this 180 minute lesson is that students will understand the basic premise of strategic foresight, and the overview of this eight lesson online series called “Future Hunters”.
The author’s intent for this lesson is to provide students with an understanding of the importance of planning for and making decisions regarding long-term future operational environments. To be an effective leader, students must understand how to prowl for signals of future change in the present and pursue the implications of potential change to shape their decision making and enhance the readiness of their organizations. This lesson provides a brief introduction to the world of strategic foresight and lays out the framework for this course and the expectations for successfully achieving the objectives.