Making Futures Work Integrating Futures Thinking for Design, Innovation, and Strategy

This book demystifies the process of Futures Thinking into a language that's practical and useful for both designers and strategists. You'll learn about Strategic Foresight for using ideas about the future to anticipate and prepare for change; explore Speculative Design to deal with the relationship between science, technology, and humans; and Design Fiction to explore and critique possible futures.
Balagtas also shares stories from his journey to build a global community and describes how he works with clients to reshape the futures vocabulary. With this guide, you'll learn how to:Prepare your client, team, and/or audience for futuresFacilitate and work with the fundamental methods and frameworksGain advocacy and support within your organizationProvide measurable value from the process and outcomesBuild a futures culture and teamSustain a culture and support system beyond projects