STRATEGIC FORESIGHT EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATE
Building your capacity to respond when disruption occurs
Why should you choose this online programme?
- Work with a thought leader on foresight as an organisational capability with a track record in diverse sectors
- Study at your own pace, wherever you may be, anywhere in the world
- Gain a comprehensive approach to linking foresight with innovation and transformation through a proprietary Future FITness model
PROGRAMME
- 1. Why foresight matters: Explain the power of principles for thinking in the future in a transient advantage economy
- 2. Scan for signals: Identify, interpret and prioritise signals of change in complex systems
- 3. Develop scenarios: Build powerful scenarionarratives while actively managing diverse stakeholder perspectives
- 4. Craft strategies: Systematically develop alternative strategies that can robustly challenge industry norms
- 5. Build a portfolio of actions : Prepare for executing through a consistent set of actions over time
- Overcome common obstacles to strategic thinking
- Identify and interpret signals of change
- Craft compelling future narratives
- Build a portfolio of actions that allow you to adapt over the short, medium and long term
- Apply tools and frameworks to move from strategy to action at pace
- Build an internal network with shared language, knowledge and technique
- Drive new organisational thinking by challenging outdated beliefs and assumptions
- Share new ideas and ways of thinking throughout the organisation
- Increase your expertise to manage uncertainty and complexity
- Transform your midset to seek opportunity, even in the face of adversity
- Envision completely different possibilities in a rapidly changing, volatile environment
ACADEMICS
Professor of Strategy
Director of the Chair for Foresight, Innovation and Transformation
“Helping firms to create superior positions in markets of the future”
- This is a balanced programme that combines academic content with practical tools for making sense of complexity and uncertainty.
- You will be able to scan and detect signals that can have the most impact on the environment you operate in over the long term. You will translate these insights into actions over the short, medium and long term to build resilience.
- This course is not just about having a better map for different challenges, it is about building your capacity to think and act that enables you to thrive.
OVERVIEW
35h in total spread over 5 weeks. On average, the programme takes 7 hours per week.
YOUR WEEKLY LEARNING JOURNEY
Resources to read online or to download
Immersion in responding to a current strategic challenge for a large company
Weekly interactive live sessions to address questions and debate approaches
Develop and pitch your strategy as CEO of a large business
The virtual classroom is also available in replay mode
Videos and quizzes
Exchanges with other participants through the EDHEC collaborative platform
Personalised follow up by the EDHEC Success Management Team
CERTIFICATE
The Strategic Foresight Executive Certificate is a certificate awarded by EDHEC Business School.
Each module includes an online assessment made up of multiple choice questions and exercises.
Certification is awarded upon a satisfactory course report, which consists of building documents in support of a strategy pitch that is reviewed by the Academic Mentor.
TERMS
Price:
€1,995 Standard plus VAT*
€3,995 Premium with 10 hours of project coaching**
*2022 prices. Subject to change. **Project coaching is offered for groups no more than 5 from the same company, or for individuals, who seek tailored support on an aspect of strategic foresight. The budget of 10 hours can be allocated as the group/ individual wishes and can be used for up to 5 weeks after the course formally ends. For groups, we recommend that each coaching session is a minimum of 2 hours. For individuals, we recommend that each coaching session is a minimum of 1 hour.
Participant profile
A minimum of three years of management experience is recommended. A good command of working English is required.
This programme is for:
- General managers of medium-sized companies
- Senior managers and leaders in public sector and third sector organisations facing disruptive changes in their environment
- Senior functional or divisional managers, consultants, researchers or scholars interested in the areas of strategy, transformation and innovation
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR SUCCESS
A learning environment that holds to the highest international standards
Courses are delivered through the EDHEC Online Campus, an international platform that employs the best of e-learning technology.
A team dedicated to your growth
You will enjoy personalised support to assist you all along your learning journey, including:
- A Success Management Team to help you stay engaged throughout the programme
- An Academic Mentor to answer your practical and academic questions regarding the course
Duration:
1 LIVE session per week for 5 weeks (Standard), with an additional 10 hours of coaching to be used for up to 5 weeks after the course formally ends (Premium). The platform remains accessible for one year after course completion.
MEET OUR PARTICIPANTS
Lisa NEZAM
FIT Chair Project Manager
Tel: +33650959933
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A propos de l'EDHEC
Implantée à Lille, Nice, Paris, Londres et Singapour, l'EDHEC est l'une des 10 meilleures écoles de commerce d'Europe. Résolument internationale et directement connectée au monde des affaires, elle est reconnue pour l'excellence de sa recherche et sa capacité à former des entrepreneurs et des managers capables de faire bouger les lignes.
Véritable laboratoire d'idées, elle produit des solutions innovantes reconnues par les entreprises. Ses travaux de recherche irriguent son enseignement fondé sur la culture du «build people to build business» et du « learning by doing ».
