Overview

Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends is a new, comprehensive, and global executive education program offered by CSIS’s Risk and Foresight Group. This virtual course weaves together important issues, trends, and revolutions that government and business leaders must understand as they position themselves for the next 25 years.

The program is designed to help individuals better predict and prepare for threats like COVID-19 in the future, while addressing how global norms and international systems will have changed as a result of this crisis, and how to operate in this new paradigm.

Drawing on CSIS’s top experts, this course focuses on seven key revolutions: population, resources, technology, information, economics, security, and governance. The course is intended for professionals who want to develop into future-centric thinkers and foster a strategic global outlook. Participants will gain new knowledge and analytical tools through topical seminars, interactive workshops, and strategic leadership exercises, culminating in a practical crisis simulation.

Curriculum

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

• Understand future trends and their relevance for business and government leaders
• Develop strategic leadership tools and learn to anticipate external challenges
• Apply the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the program to a real-time crisis simulation