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Open Course: Leading with Foresight
May 21 - May 22
What’s next for my career? What future skills should I invest in? How do I stay relevant when everything is shifting? These are some of the questions we often receive in our business foresight courses and strategy work.
In this unique two-day masterclass, Diana Stafie and Prof. John A. Sweeney will try to answer these questions and conduct a special deep dive into how foresight can be used to develop career resilience for participants and their teams.
Unlike foresight courses/workshops focused on industries or organizations, this masterclass is centered on individuals and their evolving role in the future of work. Participants will gain practical experience in applying a foresight mindset and frameworks that are normally used in business strategy (such as scenario development and trends analysis) to explore how they can remain relevant in the future of work, and what skills and capabilities they should consider adding to their professional portfolio.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
➤ Understand how the personal relationship with the future of a person impacts growth and anticipatory mindsets
➤ Learn how to scan trends, surface assumptions, and build future scenarios
➤ Design a foresight ritual and map out possible next steps in professional paths. We will practice in your career, but later on, you could apply to guide your team members
➤ Engage with international foresight experts and a cohort of future-curious peers
➤ Tools, resources, and materials specially curated for the Future of Work.
AGENDA
21-22 May 2025 09:30 – 16:30 | Full-day in-person course at BISM, 99 Dacia St, 3rd floor
Registrations are open until 7 May, 24:00. Please register HERE!
This masterclass explores key concepts of futures thinking that will help you navigate professional decisions in an increasingly uncertain world. The course will be held in English. Where needed, discussions can also be extended in Romanian.
FEE
750 EUR (plus VAT)
The fee includes all sessions, guest speakers, course materials, and coffee breaks. Participants are welcome to make their own arrangements for lunch.
➤A 20% discount (150 EUR) is available for members of the #FutureToday – Știri din Viitor WhatsApp channel or the BISM community.
➤If you’re not part of either community, a 15% discount is available for groups of 3 or more people from the same organization.
Please note: Discounts cannot be combined.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Diana Stafie is a Strategic Foresight practitioner and the founder of Future Station, helping leaders and organizations prepare for uncertain futures. She is a Board Member of the Association of Professional Futurists and has completed advanced studies in strategic foresight at leading institutions, such as the Institute for the Future (IFTF), Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS), and the University of Houston. Diana has guided leaders and organisations across industries in developing their foresight and anticipatory leadership capabilities. She is also a lecturer at BISM, where she teaches a course on Strategic Foresight as part of the business school’s executive education programs.
Dr. John A. Sweeney is the UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies for Anticipatory Governance and Sustainable Policymaking at Westminster International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the Co-Editor of World Futures Review: A Journal of Strategic Foresight, and adjunct faculty for the University of Houston’s Master’s Program in Foresight.
As a practitioner, consultant, and educator, John has organized, managed, and facilitated workshops and seminars, multi-stakeholder projects, and foresight games and simulations in 50 countries on six continents in person and online with participants from all around the world. He has worked with numerous universities, international development and humanitarian aid agencies, nonprofit foundations, Fortune 500 companies, and educational and cultural organizations, such as the Asian Development Bank, CDC, IAEA, IFRC, INTERPOL, GIZ, The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, NATO, NESTA, WHO, and numerous UN agencies across over a dozen countries. Additionally, he has experience working with public sector and civil service foresight and innovation units, such as Singapore’s Centre for Strategic Futures or Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation.
REGISTRATION
We will have a limited number of participants to ensure an interactive experience. Registration opens April 15, 2025.
Register HERE!
This masterclass is part of Bucharest International School of Management’s executive education portfolio, designed for professionals seeking to enhance their strategic capabilities in a changing business landscape.