Seminar Foresight Practices in education & research
Calling all strategists & futurists! In today's era of rapid digital transformations and societal shifts, predicting a certain future is becoming increasingly difficult. Do you want to learn to anticipate the unpredictable? Discover opportunities, challenges and new perspectives to be prepared for the future.
- SURF Utrecht
In the midst of these swirling currents of change, this seminar provides a platform for collective exploration and learning. Together, we will delve into futures thinking and foresight, recognising that our collective insights hold the key to unlocking new pathways forward.
Join us, not as mere spectators of the future, but as active participants in shaping it. The sessions will be in English.
| 09:30h. | Walk-in |
| 10:00h. | Welcome by Ron Augustus (chair of SURFs Executive Board) & Gül Akcaova (lead futurist SURF) |
| 10:15h |
Presentation - How TU Delft is building the foresight capacity As innovation accelerates and the future becomes increasingly complex, developing the ability to anticipate trends and challenges is essential for a university. In this session, we’ll explore the importance of foresight in decision-making, and how TU Delft is working on integrating these capabilities to better navigate uncertainties, shape future opportunities, and contribute to societal impact. Let’s dive into how we can build a forward-thinking institution together. |
| 11:00h | SURF Tech Trends rapport - How could the trend report support strategic conversations? |
| 12:00h. | Lunch With poster presentations from students Computational Social Sciences. |
| 13:00h |
Workshop - Navigating the landscape of futuring methods and anticipationand anticipation There are dozens of methods to assist you and your stakeholders to envision the future, but how to choose the ones suitable to your specific questions? This workshop will provide you with an overview, with some directions on how to select the ones that help you proceed, and the limitations you might want to overcome. If you wish to prepare the workshop, we advise you to read Designing Futures, by Benedikt Gross and Eileen Mandir. The workshop will be guided by the Expertnetwork Systemic Codesign, a network initiated by 4 universities of applied science, bringing together knowledge, expertise and curiosity on the role of transdisciplinary collaboration towards systemic changes. |
| 16:00h | Towards 2025 |
| 16:15h | Wrap up & drinks |
This session is not hybrid and will not be recorded.
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- SURF Utrecht