STRATEGIC FORESIGHT

Strategic foresight is a systematic and process-based practice approach that applies a methodology and uses strategic foresight models/frameworks, approaches, methods, techniques, and tools for each step in the strategic foresight process. The steps in the strategic foresight process are highly interactive with each other. The steps in the strategic foresight process are intended to support scenario/scenario planning to create probable, possible, preferable, alternative, and reasonable futures from 3 to 20 years ahead.

BENEFITS OF THE STRATEGIC FORESIGHT APPLICATION

In a world and conditions that are volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA)/ turbulent, uncertain, novel, ambiguous (TUNA) after the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations and companies need strategic foresight as a special leadership assistant and a management assistant to implement strategic leadership; guide their organizations and companies to survive and overcome risks and uncertainties. Strategic foresight outcomes help companies plan reasonable strategies, identify and manage strategic issues, and make correct strategic decisions. Strategic foresight and issues management help companies control strategy implementation and detect changes in the strategic management process, strategic foresight and issues management combined with appropriate change management models help companies manage change in the strategic management process, etc.

THE TRAINING COURSE ON STRATEGIC FORESIGHT AND ISSUES MANAGEMENT (ANTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT)

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

DRN highly appreciates and encourages students to prepare to read materials before class and actively participate in class discussions. Interactive instructional methods such as case studies, exercises, and activities will be used throughout the sessions.

PARTICIPANTS

For all members of businesses and organizations’ Strategic Foresight Consulting Project Team, the Strategic Leadership Team training course is held at businesses and organizations’ offices and locations. In addition, students nominated by businesses and organizations to attend the Strategic Foresight training course do not include the Strategic Foresight Consulting Project at businesses and organizations’ offices and locations.

OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAINING COURSE
Understand the strategic foresight foundation, principles, models, frameworks, approaches, methods, tools, and techniques. Apply strategic foresight in improving strategic capabilities; formulate and develop strategies; and understand the process and outcomes of strategic foresight to apply to strategic planning and strategic decision-making. Understand the foundation and issues management process in the process of strategic foresight, strategic planning, strategic management, and strategic decision-making. Learn issues management to support the identification, analysis, and monitoring of strategic issues in the process of the external environment and internal analysis to conduct strategic development and planning. Learn future types, trends, directions, and signals of change during the strategic foresight implementation process; understand scenario/prospect planning methods to know different types of futures; and understand how a strategic foresight project is implemented.

OUTCOMES OF THE TRAINING COURSE
Apply strategic foresight and issues management. Practice strategic foresight and issues management approaches, methods, techniques, and tools to plan and manage strategy, make strategic decisions, and build future organizations or companies better.

TRAINING COURSE CONTENT AND SCHEDULE

Day I: What is strategic foresight? Systems thinking. The purpose of strategic foresight. What is issues management? Issues management process.

Day II: Principles of strategic foresight. Types of futures. Identify driver forces. Trends and driver forces. Scenario planning techniques. Strategic foresight framework, methodology, approach, process, models, methods, techniques, and tools. Strategic foresight exercises.

Day III: Practice strategic foresight and issues management.

INSTRUCTION LANGUAGES
Vietnamese or English

TRAINER
Dr. Phuoc D. Nguyen

TRAINING METHODS
Participate in classes directly at the Business location

ASSESSMENT 
Groups practice strategic foresight and issues management, as well as discuss and report outcomes.