Institute for the Future Courses

Life After COVID-19: Get Ready for our Post-Pandemic Future

55 ratings at Coursera

Explore post-pandemic challenges and opportunities, learn forecasting skills, and develop resilience strategies. Gain insights into societal shifts and create a plan for positive change in the wake of COVID-19.

• Coursera
• 9 hours 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Career Certificate

Futures Thinking

1951 ratings at Coursera

Master essential foresight techniques to spot opportunities, innovate, and shape your future. Develop a future-oriented mindset to navigate disruptions and create positive changes in your life and work.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 10 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 5 courses

Forecasting Skills: See the Future Before it Happens

512 ratings at Coursera

Develop foresight skills to anticipate and prepare for future trends, adapt to change, and create compelling scenarios to evaluate potential outcomes and opportunities.

• Coursera
• 13 hours 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Simulation Skills: This is Your Brain on the Future

432 ratings at Coursera

Do you want to learn how to simulate the future more creatively and more effectively? This course is for you.

• Coursera
• 13 hours 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future

310 ratings at Coursera

Explore collaborative gaming techniques to expand your vision of the future, engage diverse perspectives, and anticipate potential risks and consequences in various scenarios.

• Coursera
• 14 hours 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Urgent Optimism: How to Turn Foresight into Action

289 ratings at Coursera

Learn to turn foresight into action by creating compelling future visions, identifying obstacles, recruiting allies, and planning strategic steps to make positive changes in your life, work, and the world.

• Coursera
• 10 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Ready, Set, Future! Introduction to Futures Thinking

1334 ratings at Coursera

In this course, you’ll build your understanding of what futures thinking is and what you can do with it. You’ll master essential foresight techniques.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course