Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends

Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends is Washington’s premier executive course for mid-to senior-level professionals responsible for helping their organizations identify and prepare for the global macrotrends that will drive change for the next 30 years.

At a Glance

Course Date

October 21 – 24, 2024

Location

CSIS Headquarters or Virtual

Tuition

$4,000

Registration Deadline

October 13, 2024

Overview

Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends is Washington’s premier executive course for mid-to senior-level professionals responsible for helping their organizations identify and prepare for the global macrotrends that will drive change for the next 30 years. 

Participants will dive deep with top CSIS scholars on important policy issues and trends, learn to spot drivers of change and model future scenarios with renowned foresight experts, and put their new skills to the test in a dynamic crisis simulation.  

Curriculum

The curriculum focuses on a range of topics and skills that will allow participants to:

  • Understand future trends and their relevance to organizational leaders
  • Develop strategic foresight tools—from identifying drivers of change to building future worlds—and learn to anticipate external challenges
  • Apply knowledge and skills acquired throughout the program to the workplace

Seminars

  • New Frontiers: Five Megatrends That Will Define Our Future
  • Shifting Demographics in Global Populations
  • The Art and Science of Foresight
  • The Future Global Workforce
  • Future Food
  • Critical Minerals and the Global Energy Transition
  • The Digital Future
  • Emerging Biotechnologies
  • Remapping the Global Economy

Interactive Exercises

  • Identifying Drivers of Change
  • Scenario Design: Building Future Worlds
  • Scenarios as Tools: Action and Impact
  • Applying Foresight to Your Job

Additional Activities

  • Networking Reception with Alumni and Senior Policy Experts

Eligibility

CSIS is seeking a diverse cohort of mid- to senior-level professionals from across the government, private sector, nonprofit, military, and academic communities who are interested in developing structured approaches to address future uncertainties through analysis and strategy development.

How to Register

The online application includes a short entry form, statement of interest, brief bio, and resume. Entries will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please note that spaces are limited and the course may fill before the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Alumni

Previous and current participants include representatives from:
 
AirBnb, American Airlines, Arizona State University, Australian Army, Austria Ministry of Defense, Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Chevron, Enterprise Singapore, GIC Asset Management, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, GlaxoSmithKline, Global Affairs Canada, IADB, International Rescue Committee, KLM, Lockheed Martin, Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Open Society Foundations, UK Ministry of Defence, U.S. Army, National Geographic, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Naval War College, U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission, United Nations, USAID, World Affairs Council

Contact

If you or your organization are interested in this program, please contact Erin Delany at edelany@csis.org for more information.

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Romina Bandura
Senior Fellow, Project on Prosperity and Development, Project on U.S. Leadership in Development
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James Andrew Lewis
Senior Vice President; Pritzker Chair; and Director, Strategic Technologies Program
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David Michel
Senior Fellow, Global Food and Water Security Program
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Donatienne Ruy
Director, Executive Education and Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy, and Fellow, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program
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Peter Scoblic
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Hess Center for New Frontiers
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Jon B. Alterman
Deputy Director, Global Food and Water Security Program