About this Specialization
Do you want to think about the future with more creativity and optimism? Do you want to see what’s coming faster, so you can be better prepared for disruptions and more in control of your future? Do you want to get better at changing what’s possible today – in your company, your industry, your community, and in your own life? This Specialization will introduce you to the practice of futures thinking, as developed and applied for the past 50 years by the Institute for the Future, a Silicon-Valley-based research and learning group founded in 1968. You’ll master essential foresight techniques. You’ll meet leading professional futurists. And you’ll choose one or more future topics you want to investigate with your new foresight skills. The Futures Thinking specialization is for anyone who wants to spot opportunities for innovation and invention faster. You can gain the skills and confidence to help YOU become someone who makes the future, instead of letting the future happen to you. You'll develop a more future-oriented mindset to make positive changes in your own life, as you start to see new possibilities more clearly and craft the personal future you want. This specialization is based on the “How to Think Like a Futurist” workshops taught by Jane McGonigal, PhD for Stanford University Continuing Studies. By taking this specialization, you'll have access to key lessons and tools from the Institute for the Future’s professional “Foresight Training” certification program.
| From | Institute for the Future via Coursera |
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| Hours | 108 |
| Instructor | Jane McGonigal |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business |
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An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Thinking about a career in banking? $31k
Adjunct Instructor - Design Thinking $32k
Coordinator, Thinking and Writing course $44k
Member of the Strategic Thinking Advisory Committee $60k
Risk Management Specialist/Futures Broker $67k
Quant Futures Trader $79k
Futures Broker Manager $97k
Managed Futures Trader Manager $99k
Managed Futures Trader $99k
Futures Producer $132k
Associate Futures Broker $139k
Futures & Derivatives Compliance Attorney $174k
Courses in this Specialization
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Ready, Set, Future! Introduction to Futures Thinking Do you want to think about the future with more creativity and optimism? Do you want to see what’s coming faster, so you can be better prepared for disruptions and more in control... Coursera | Institute for the Future |
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Forecasting Skills: See the Future Before it Happens (You were viewing this course) For many people, the future comes as a surprise – or even a shock. But with strong forecasting skills, YOU can avoid future shock. You can adapt faster, and become better prepared... Coursera | Institute for the Future |
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Simulation Skills: This is Your Brain on the Future Do you want to learn how to simulate the future more creatively and more effectively? This course is for you. Humans are the only living creatures with the ability to think about... Coursera | Institute for the Future |
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Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future You’ll never have a complete picture of what's possible in the future if you look at it from just one point of view. The best way to expand your vision? Engage as many people as... Coursera | Institute for the Future |
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Urgent Optimism: How to Turn Foresight into Action When you get better at thinking about the future, you get better at changing the future. This course will help you take all of the foresight skills you’ve developed so far and... Coursera | Institute for the Future |
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| From | Institute for the Future via Coursera |
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| Hours | 108 |
| Instructor | Jane McGonigal |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Thinking about a career in banking? $31k
Adjunct Instructor - Design Thinking $32k
Coordinator, Thinking and Writing course $44k
Member of the Strategic Thinking Advisory Committee $60k
Risk Management Specialist/Futures Broker $67k
Quant Futures Trader $79k
Futures Broker Manager $97k
Managed Futures Trader Manager $99k
Managed Futures Trader $99k
Futures Producer $132k
Associate Futures Broker $139k
Futures & Derivatives Compliance Attorney $174k
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