COURSES
HOW TO BECOME
A 21st CENTURY
PROFESSIONAL
IGNITE THE EXPLORER MINDSET IN YOURSELF
We are in need of a new mindset, skillset, and toolset to cope with the upcoming disruptions ánd to grasp some of the opportunities that will arise as well. Or even better to proactively contribute to the large-scale transitions of this century.
The tension between organizations optimized for predictability and the unpredictable world they inhabit has reached a breaking point. Organizations built on ‘sense and respond’ instead of ‘plan and predict’ are the future. Embracing the challenges of the 21st century involves training yourself in a new toolset, skillset ánd mindset.
In our new academy model, we will train people, teams and organizations in their capacities to thrive in 21st-century organizations and their volatile, complex, and ambiguous surroundings; Technology, Creativity, Intra/Entrepreneurship and Cooperation will be key ingredients. In fact, we will be training the impact accelerators of the near future.
Learning is not the remembering of facts, but the training of the mind to think. The Future Academy is an open learning landscape for curious people and professionals
It's easy. just pick one of the 21 capacities to become 21-ready. Each of these capacities exists of about a dozen tiny-tools, ready for you to experience, understand & master.
The PIVOT approach you to rapidly reframe your product, service from features into user benefits.
The cone of possibilities examines risks and opportunities over three different horizons.
APPLIED TO YOUR BUSINESS WITH THE 21-READY DIGITAL WORKBOOK
In all courses & sessions, we offer specific worksheets. Combined sheets can easily become an essential backbone for your strategy or team process. The worksheets challenge participants to apply the lessons learned to their real-life job environment.
These worksheets can be re-used and shared with your teams. They all are encoded with a QR-Code for a fast-link to some handy facilitator notes on how to use the sheets within your process or team.
Collecting different worksheets will grow your personal workbook. For the hungry learners: yes, you can also buy the workbook as a whole, both as a PDF or in a printed edition.
21 CAPACITIES FOR THE 21st CENTURY PRO
Our 21-ready framework consists of two axes: the 3 levels of change and the 7 layers of your organizational design. Together they form the 21 capacities for a 21st-century-ready organization or professional. Each of these capacities beholds a dozen tools that could help you to grow and master this perspective or discipline. Per tool, we provide a course that consists of reading material, a course of short 7-minute videos, and a set of worksheets ready to be used in your personal situation or business. Depending on your needs and wants, you can either follow certain tracks or design your own learning journey.
ONLINE COURSE MODULES
CHANGE
SERVICE DESIGN
SYSTEMS THINKING
CONTINOUS LEARNING
MAKING IMPACT
STRATEGY AS EXPERIENCE
THRIVING CULTURES
MINDSET
INTEGRAL ECOSYSTEMS
Working with the integral system as a. whole as a sum of parts & relations
ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
Turning organizational learning into knowhow and a growth mindset.
STRIVING FOR IMPACT
Defining core values and a common purpose to guide sustainable change.
STRATEGY AS EXPERIENCE
Involving teams in a bottom-up strategic process..
SKILLSET
CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT
Discovery of true user insights to develop new market propositions.
ALIGNMENT
Facilitate dialogue to align different stakeholders to collaborate/ co-create
ENTREPRENEURAL MINDSET
Gain product-market fit by continous experimentation & development.
ENGAGING PEOPLE
Gamedesign to engage people and start a movement.
WISE DECISION MAKING
Situational leadership & a coaching posture to make tough choices.
TOOLSET
CREATIVE CONFIDENCE
Ideation techniques for reframing and divergent thinking (pivot perspective)
PATTERN RECOGNITION
Defining small interventions with large-scale impact.
ADAPTABILITY
Agile working for more adaptiveness & continuous improvement
ACTIVATE GROWTH
Develop services that trigger a positive change in habits & behavior.
OPERATING MODELLING
Work with different operating models to run the business.
THRIVING CULTURE
Organization design to build a thriving, generative culture or community.
SELF ORGANIZING TEAMS
Triggering autonomy & commitment
in high-performing teams.
BECOMING A 21-READY PRO
Set yourself up for success to get the right things done, together.
LEARNING TRACKS
All lessons consist of small segments. On our digital learning platform, you can select your own personal track varying from 'Design' to 'Mindset' or 'Experimentation' to 'Strategy'
COURSE MODULES
All online courses are self-paced.
In small 7-minute video chunks, users learn and practice new tools. Users can combine courses themselves to create their own learning pathways.
ONLINE Q&A
Via Q&A sessions we facilitate participants in their courses. There is plenty of room for all questions. In addition, we regularly provide special themes and facilitate group dialogue on how-to challenges.
WORKSHEETS
Users can join our Learning Community where our team members ánd participants discuss all 21-ready tools & topics together. Personal coaching is an add-on for users who would like personal feedback on their coursework.
All the online courses are online and self-paced programs you can enter from our learning-center. You will be automatically added to the slack channels
SELECT. EXPERIENCE. UNDERSTAND. MASTER.
Setting-up your own
in-company
Futures Academy?
Want to upskill your whole team or organization? An in-company or even whitelabel Future Academy is also avaliable.
WONDERING HOW & WHY
WE DESIGN OUR
LEARNING EXPERIENCES
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JOIN OUR ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITY
All our tools, topics, and themes have their own specific Slack channel. By enlisting for a course or subscribing to one of our services all participants will be automatically added to the related channel.
Each of the channels is moderated by members of the Futures Academy editorial & research team. In these groups, you will receive all the latest versions of the canvases, insights, and updates. Also, there are plenty of interesting how-to lessons-learned shared by all the different members.
