Exploring Future Trends and Perspectives with Foresight Cards
Engage in discussions on future trends, values, and uncertainties using Foresight Cards. Dive into topics like environmental changes, societal impacts, and organizational strategies to prepare for what lies ahead. Visit www.foresightcards.com for resources and workshops to enhance your foresight capabilities.
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- Creating an awareness discussion - Foresight Cards Order the pack of cards or download more free workshops using the Foresight Cards on: www.foresightcards.com
Foresight cards Trendwatching? Future of our values 5 minute discussion with your group - How does this theme develop itself into the future?
Foresight cards Trendwatching? Future of our values 5 minute discussion with your projectgroup - the future? How does this theme develop itself into Future of our values In your discussion about the future - Which elements are important, when you are talking with eachother about the future? Again, 5 minute discussion
Foresight cards Talking about the future Oil spill Future events - Perspective of Time - Perspective of Relevance - Perspective of Reliability of information - Perspective of Uncertainty Predetermined <-> Controversy - Perspective of Change Trend / Gradual- / Abrupt discontinuity Increased usaged of digital devices
Foresight cards Perspective of change
Foresight cards Perspective of change Time, Relevance, Uncertainty, Reliability of information and CHANGE:
Foresight cards Our (STEEP) environment PEST, DESTEP, PESTLE, STEEPLE, LESTEP Macro contextual level The contextual level consists of global forces , think about: economical developments, demographics, politics, technological developments and social developments. Foresight Cards STEEP edition focusses on external forces that address the contextual level. Meso transactional level The transactional level consists of market forces , think about: suppliers, supply and demand, distribution, competitors and strategic alliances. Micro organizational level The organizational level involves forces that address the internal environment of the firm. Think about: vision, mission, strategy, resources, processes, products and services.
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Foresight cards Playing with our beliefs and think about the future Purpose: Components: Creating awareness about our own (dominant) thinking. The card patterns of change . Method Shuffle the cards and deal each player seven cards. The first player places a card in front of him and takes the first pattern of change symbol. The player speaks out 2 concrete and demonstrable developments from his knowledge, based on the pattern of change. If succesful, the player loses his card, if NOT succesful, he takes a new card from the deck. The old card remains at its place. The next player chooses a card from his hand and takes the next pattern of change symbol, and speaks out (see bold text above) The first player to empty his hand has won the game.
Foresight cards Playing with our beliefs and think about the future Purpose: Components: Creating awareness about our own (dominant) thinking. The card patterns of change . Method Shuffle the cards and deal each player seven cards. The first player places a card in front of him and takes the first pattern of change symbol. The player speaks out 2 concrete and demonstrable developments from his knowledge, based on the pattern of change. If succesful, the player loses his card, if NOT succesful, he takes a new card from the deck. The old card remains at its place. The next player chooses a card from his hand and takes the next pattern of change symbol, and speaks out (see bold text above) The first player to empty his hand has won the game. LEVEL UP: When placing a card, the player has to relate the developments to the previous card
Foresight cards Perspective of change Reflection - What did you/we learn?
Foresight cards Foresight Cards information This analysis tool helps to assess the external macro environment! The Foresight Cards contains 125 macro forces classified into the STEEP categories (social, technological, economical, environmental and political). Other known acronyms derived from STEEP are: PEST, PESTLE, STEP, STEPJE, STEEPLED, DESTEP and LEPEST. The STEEP acronym is well known and used all over the world as a basis for external analysis. For example the STEEP cards can be used by individuals and groups to have workshops to: create awareness about past, current and future changes; stress test a business model; create a SWOT analysis; energize; tell a story; discuss certain (strategic) topics; think about systems and how external developments connect to each other; determine key-uncertainties to create future scenarios (scenario planning); etc. etc. etc. Check the www.foresightcards.com website for more information, to download other workshops and how to order the pack of cards.
