2. futurethinking
The Centre for Future Studies
assists organisations in
navigating the future. We read
and interpret the forces of change
and create new frameworks for
better strategic planning in the
emerging future environment.
• Researching the future
• Visioning the future
• Scenario planning
• Horizon scanning
• Future thinking workshops
• Thought leadership
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3. futurethinking
Our foresight work involves
research and analysis across the
spectrum of political, economic,
social and technological themes.
Our clients include national and
international companies, not-for-
profit organisations, government
departments and agencies.
We are affiliated with Kent
University and have access to
multi-disciplinary specialists
throughout the UK academic and
business communities.
They work across a wide range of
industry sectors bringing specific
commercial knowledge to
particular projects.
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4. futurethinking
knowing & creating the future
We see the future in terms of:
Possibilities
Probabilities
Certainties
And the impact of future events
in terms of:
Likelihood of occurrence
Timing of occurrence
Severity of impact
Seeing the future in the past
and present:
Past events & decisions
Current events, situations &
trends
Ambitions
Forces driving change
Counter forces barring change
Continuities
Discontinuities
Wildcards
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5. futurethinking
visioning the future
The Centre for Future Studies designs and facilitates group visioning
workshops and assists groups in integrating the vision to strategy.
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. Good business
leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the
vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.
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6. futurethinking
scenario planning
The Centre for Future Studies provides expertise in the design of
scenario planning projects and facilitates scenario planning workshops.
The scenarios are a platform for continuously re-perceiving the
changing business environment and preparing for the new risks and
exciting opportunities that will emerge.
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7. futurethinking
horizon scanning
Horizon scanning is the core of effective futures work and long term
thinking. Since strategy is about determining how an organisation
positions itself in the external environment, understanding that
environment in some depth is critical to achieving that objective. All our
projects begin with an environmental scanning component.
The Centre for Future Studies provides external scanning resources
and expertise and also works with organisations to assist in building an
in-house environmental scanning capability.
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workshops
The Centre for Future Studies
conducts future thinking
workshops designed to assist
organisations in developing future
thinking skills and expertise in
house.
What is future thinking?
An introductory half-day workshop
on futures ideas, principles and
methods.
Strategic foresight:
What it is and how to do it.
Horizon Scanning:
What it is and how to do it.
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9. futurethinking
centre for future studies
strategic futures consultancy
Innovation Centre
University of Kent
Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7FG
Tel: +44 (0) 800 881 5279
Fax: +44 (0) 1227 709420
Email: insights@futurestudies.co.uk
Web: www.futurestudies.co.uk
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10. futurethinking
centre for future studies
strategic futures consultancy
Innovation Centre
University of Kent
Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7FG
Tel: +44 (0) 800 881 5279
Fax: +44 (0) 1227 709420
Email: insights@futurestudies.co.uk
Web: www.futurestudies.co.uk
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