The integration of methods promotes business model development.
Futures
Make future-proof deciisions with practiced anticipation.
Exploring images of futures means ...
Corporate perception in organisations
Anticipation as a strategic basis
Increasing resilience and agility
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Competence training
Method workshops
Transformation support
Corporate perception in organisations
Organisations act and make decisions based on the images and visions of the future that they have of their environment, not directly on the environment itself.
Anticipation as a strategic basis
Anticipation serves as preparatory work for action and as a guide to the design and discourse of futures in order to shape action orientation and strategies in organisations.
Increasing resilience and agility
Companies can ensure business continuity by being flexible and prepared for unexpected events in order to respond effectively to dynamic market conditions. Innovative ability and future-orientated management.
Innovative Capability and Future-Oriented Leadership
Through continuous adaptation and improvement of business models, companies maintain their innovative capability and ensure economic stability by proactively adapting to upcoming challenges.
Balance between exploration and exploitation
Companies must find a balance between exploring new opportunities (exploration) and utilising existing securities (exploitation) in order to be successful in the long term.
Influence of assumptions on corporate strategies
Organisations' images of the futures and assumptions have a significant influence on their understanding of and actions in the business world. This requires conscious reflection and adaptation of the strategic direction.
Innovative Capability and Future-Oriented Leadership
Balance between exploration and exploitation
Influence of assumptions on corporate strategies
Working with futures ...
Practical examples of successful problem solving
Keynote speech on futures and anticipation competence
About the client:
The client is a company that offers a wide range of training formats and consulting services to help organizations meet the challenges of digital transformation. With a focus on future-oriented topics such as artificial intelligence, IT security and digital technologies, the company offers practical solutions to promote skills and drive innovation.
Mission:
Our mission is to enable participants to become aware of and critically question assumptions about the future through joint reflection on widespread images of the future. We promote a way of thinking that sees futures as a space full of possibilities, and help to harness this future-oriented thinking to shape options for action.
Results:
An approximately one-hour online lecture with interactive elements that conveys the basics of the topic.
Promoting future competence in a science park
About the client:
A platform in a science park that connects researchers, students and innovators. The aim is to create a future-oriented community through interdisciplinary collaboration and innovative formats that connects research and business more closely and strengthens the innovative power of the location.
Challenges:
A central challenge is the different understanding of the “future” within organizations, which can, however, be used as an opportunity for strategic development. Many activities reflect the current state of affairs instead of dealing intensively with the shaping of futures and long-term influences. At the same time, it was shown that a sound understanding of futures can have a significant influence on communication and strategy directions, which opens up new approaches for conferences and networking events. Strengthening employees' individual futures skills helps to promote futures literacy within the organization and encourage a more diverse approach to future topics.
Results:
A key success factor was the strategic embedding of futures literacy in the organisation's activities. The process began with the communication of basic content and methods that promote futures literacy and flowed into the reflection of activities. The aim was not only to present future topics, but also to discuss them openly and critically, e.g. by developing scenarios. The theoretical foundation allowed for a pragmatic implementation in practical formats that continue to offer room for further development.
Scenario process for business case evaluation
About the client:
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups that want to critically review and optimize their business cases. The aim is to strengthen both their futures literacy and their strategic orientation through moderation and evaluation using foresight-inspired methods.
Challenges:
Companies are faced with the challenge of moving away from linear development models and instead taking into account the complex interrelationships in their market environment. The environment, politics, business and society form a dynamic and complex space that is even more difficult to penetrate due to megatrends. It is also necessary to take a critical look at one's own value proposition and ensure that the business case remains both future-proof and market-driven.
Results:
The foresight-based methods enabled the companies not only to identify and close gaps in their processes, but also to develop a clear, future-oriented vision. Their enhanced foresight capabilities enable them to respond flexibly to change, make sustainable decisions and develop innovative solutions for their markets.
Futures infused design process for mission-driven R&D
About the client:
The request originates from an R&D initiative that drives mission-driven innovation. The aim is to establish a future-oriented design process as a basis for strategic decisions and innovative product development. The department works on an interdisciplinary basis and uses findings from social futures studies to generate hypotheses about possible developments in the environment. These hypotheses are systematically integrated into the R&D process to ensure the development of sustainable and effective solutions.
Challenge:
Design processes often take place in a speculative context, which is a particular challenge. It is crucial to integrate assumptions about the future environment in which the product will exist in a meaningful way. An additional difficulty was determining the right time to complete the iteration processes. In order to make the selection and handling of scenarios traceable, all steps were rigorously documented to ensure a transparent and plausible linkage of results.
Results:
The process leads to the development of a structured and guided evaluation framework for design processes in the context of the D2045 future study. Through iterative work, central points of orientation and questions for further expert surveys are derived. The results provide a solid grounding and allow important conclusions to be drawn for the future line of argumentation. In addition, a clear structure and a scientifically sound approach will be created, which will serve as an orientation for further mission-oriented innovation processes.
Successful start-up strategy development
About the client:
An innovative start-up that wants to further develop its strategic direction and review its business model for future market potential. The aim is to strengthen the strategy through well-founded analysis and scenarios in order to successfully launch future-oriented products.
Challenges:
The start-up was faced with the task of conducting a comprehensive strategic analysis. Scenarios, trend radars and horizon scans, for example, are used to conduct a strategic assessment that provides complex insights. The main challenge is to integrate these insights efficiently into the innovation process without slowing it down. This involves objectively evaluating and using the results to provide guidance and reduce uncertainty - without losing the necessary flexibility.
Results:
The start-up benefited from an extended analysis of its forecasts, enriching the innovation process with dynamic and forward-looking scenarios. By moving away from linear development models and embedding well-founded assumptions, departments can be built on a more robust foundation. The results can be used for iterations and further communication.