Policy Analysis and Development 204: Foresight
Overview
Delivery method
Classroom
Virtual Classroom
Duration
15 hours
Audience
Employees
Other Government Department Employee
This course is available to other government department employees on a cost-recovery basis.
For more information, please contact Learning-Apprentissage@international.gc.ca
This course introduces strategic foresight and how to contemplate future challenges and opportunities to improve the appreciation of the potential evolution of complex political and strategic issues. We will explore a variety of tools/methods for thinking creatively about the future of technology, security, intelligence, geopolitics, and governance in Canada and abroad.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- discuss various methods/approaches to explore emerging and future trends
- develop an understanding of how and when to use and engage several strategic foresight techniques, including:
- horizons scanning
- influence diagram and cascades
- futures wheel
- system and domain mapping
- scenario planning, and
- assumptions testing
- accurately apply relevant foresight approaches to specific scenario
Legacy course code: 00020226
Additional upcoming sessions
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12 December 2023 13:00 to 16:00 EST | IA0194-BIL-2022-001 | Virtual | Bilingual | Full | Sign in to enrol | More Info |