Securing a company's future through strategic foresight
Recognizing options for action - actively shaping the company's future
The foundations for strategic foresight
- The future landscape.
- History of the discipline and classification in relation to strategic management.
- Key areas of application and concepts of strategic foresight.
- Drivers and models of change.
- Futures Triangle.
- 3-horizons, Causal Layered Analysis, Pace Layers and Multi Level Perspective.
- Systems Thinking & Analytics.
The Strategic Foresight process
- Principles of Strategic Foresight.
- 6-stage process of strategic foresight.
- Examples of relevant tools in each process phase (e.g. visioning, trend analysis, etc.).
- Selected methods for practical exercises (scenario analyses etc.).
Implementation and impact of strategic foresight
- Entrepreneurial resilience.
- Corporate Foresight with Managed Innovation Process.
- Company organization of strategic foresight.
- Leadership Interventions.
- What role does AI play in the process? Or can it play one at all?
- Conclusion: Where do we stand today?
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.
- You will develop the skills you need to consider different futures.
- You will get to know the underlying school of thought of Strategic Foresight.
- You will get to know a variety of thinking tools.
- You will receive concrete working aids in the process and models for discussion.
- You can make your working environment more sustainable.
Theory input, expert presentations, checklists and guidelines, process-oriented group work, individual and plenary work, simulation game, reflection, exchange of experiences among participants.
Strategic foresight is a meta-competence that is important for:
- Entrepreneurs, managing directors, division heads, managers, executives
- Intrapreneurs, innovation managers
- experts from Corporate Development, Human Resources, marketing
- Investors and analysts
- Customized training courses
- Direct application in practice
- Efficient use of time and resources
Start dates and details

Monday, 28.09.2026
09:30 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, 29.09.2026
09:30 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Thursday, 12.11.2026
09:30 am - 6:00 pm
Friday, 13.11.2026
09:30 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Wednesday, 17.02.2027
09:30 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, 18.02.2027
09:30 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Wednesday, June 16, 2027
09:30 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday, June 17, 2027
09:30 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.

Monday, September 27, 2027
09:30 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday, September 28, 2027
09:30 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.