速習版:フューチャーデザイン思考のエッセンス

Navigate Uncertainty: Future-Proofing Your Business with Foresight

In today's VUCA era – characterized by uncertainty and unpredictable futures – proactive exploration of long-term societal shifts is key to unlocking new business opportunities and innovative ideas. This course provides a practical framework for navigating this complexity, combining macro-level trend analysis with micro-level signal detection to guide your future-oriented thinking.

Forget guesswork; this course emphasizes logical, evidence-based reasoning and a structured methodology for envisioning the future. It's not about wishful thinking, but about informed, strategic foresight. This is a condensed, 1-hour version of the popular 3-hour course, "Thinking with Backcasting: Practical Application of Future Design Thinking."

What You'll Learn:

• Methodology & Process: Discover a logical and creative methodology for analyzing and anticipating the future, focusing on scenarios 5 years and beyond.
• Future Design Thinking: Gain a comprehensive understanding of future design thinking principles and how to apply them to your business.
• Macro Trend Analysis: Learn to identify and interpret significant macro trends shaping the future landscape.
• Micro Topic Exploration: Develop skills in spotting and analyzing subtle micro topics that signal emerging opportunities.
• Future Scenario Creation: Master the process of building plausible and insightful future scenarios.

Key Features:

• Practical Insights: Benefit from over 15 years of consulting experience and real-world application.
• Structured Approach: A structured methodology developed by a systems thinker, presented with clear frameworks and visuals.
• Expert Instruction: Content adapted from a Waseda University Business School lecture.
• Interactive Q&A: Access a chat-based Q&A powered by Yokota AI (available in the appendix).
• Downloadable Resources: Download presentation slides upon completion.

Course Outline:

• Introduction: Understanding the importance of future-focused thinking.
• Future Design Thinking Overview: A foundational look at the principles.
• Macro Trend Analysis: Identifying and interpreting major societal shifts.
• Micro Topic Exploration: Discovering subtle signals of change.
• Future Scene Creation: Building compelling and realistic future scenarios.
• Summary: Key takeaways and next steps.

Instructor:

幸信 横田 (Yukino Yokota)

• Innovation Director at i.school
• Adjunct Faculty at Waseda University Business School
• ADDReC Innovation Director

Mr. Yokota specializes in process design and management for innovation, drawing on extensive consulting experience and research. He is passionate about helping organizations develop innovative strategies for a rapidly changing world.