In the wake of COVID, companies are looking for new ways to become resilient in the face of uncertainty and to future-proof their business. The new horizon of technology, dynamically shifting global markets and economies, and social change are affecting businesses around the world. In the face of these opportunities and threats, how might we continue to nurture innovation and entrepreneurship within our cultures and develop both long-term strategies with short-term results? What are the challenges we face when getting our clients or businesses to think more responsibility about our impact on society and the environment? How do we understand the trends and patterns around us so that we can have more educated decisions about where we want to invest time and resources toward long-term goals while meeting the demands of customers today? How do we prepare people for looking beyond the immediate tomorrow? And what are the exercises that we can use to propel their creativity so that we are truly pioneering ideas?

This workshop harnesses the principles and methodologies of Futures Thinking, Systems Thinking and Design Strategy to help you better facilitate innovation and strategy engagements and projects. This workshop will engage you in some of the challenges you may encounter when setting up an innovation and strategic visioning project, facilitating these kinds of workshops, and sustaining support and advocacy before, during and after the engagement.