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所在平台: Coursera |
课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/learn/introduction-to-futures-thinking
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课程名称:准备,开始,未来!未来思维入门 课程概述:您想用更具创造力和乐观的方式思考未来吗?希望更快地了解即将发生的事情,从而更好地应对干扰并掌控未来?想要提升改变今天可能性的能力——无论是在公司、行业、社区还是在自己的生活中?本课程将介绍未来思维的实践,这一理念由1978年成立的硅谷研究和学习组织——未来研究所应用和发展了50年。在本课程中,您将增强对未来思维的理解,掌握基本的前瞻性技术,结识一些专业的未来学家,并选择一个或多个您希望用新技能研究的未来主题。 本课程适合任何希望更快洞察创新和发明机会的人,您将获得成为未来创造者的技能和信心,而不是被动地让未来发生。 感谢启迪基金会和启迪合作组织提供的资助,以支持本课程的创建。 课程大纲: - 姓名:欢迎来到未来 描述:冒险开始了!本周,您将结识一些专业的未来学家,了解未来思维是什么,未来思维的好处,以及谁聘请未来学家,您可以在哪里运用新技能。到本周结束时,您将能够选择要在接下来的课程中探索的未来主题。 - 姓名:变革信号 描述:本周,您将学习如何收集和处理变革信号。信号是未来思维最重要的“原材料”。首先,我们将展示一些我们喜欢的信号以及我们如何找到它们。接下来,轮到您了:收集和分析与您自己未来主题相关的信号。 - 姓名:回顾以展望 描述:是时候通过思考过去来增强您的未来思维技能了。这听起来奇怪,但要成为一个优秀的未来学家,您也必须成为一个优秀的历史学家!本周,您将学习如何使用我们最强大的“回顾以展望”工具。 - 姓名:四种类型的未来思维 描述:本周,您将了解四种不同的未来思维类型,以及何时应使用每种类型。您还将尝试一个有趣的未来思维工具:“未来四方格”游戏。这个工具将帮助您深入挖掘自己感兴趣的未来主题……无论您想探索未来的是什么!最后,准备帮助朋友或同事思考未来。毕竟,学习新知识的最佳方式是教给别人!
Name:Welcome to the Future
Description:The adventure begins! This week, you'll meet some professional futurists and learn: What is futures thinking? What are the benefits of futures thinking? Who hires futurists, and where can you put your new skills to use? By the end of this week, you'll be ready to choose your own future topics to explore throughout the rest of this course.
Name:Signals of Change
Description:This week, you'll learn how to collect and work with signals of change. Signals are the most important "raw material" of futures thinking. First, we'll show you some of our favorite signals and how we found them. Then, it's your turn: Collect and analyze signals related to your own future topic.
Name:Look Back to Look Forward
Description:It's time to strengthen your futures thinking skills by thinking about the past. It sounds strange, but to be a good futurist, you have to be a good historian as well! This week, you'll learn how to use our most powerful tool for "looking back to look forward."
Name:Four Types of Futures Thinking
Description:This week, you'll learn: What are the four different types of futures thinking, and when should you use each type? You'll also try out a fun futures thinking tool: the "Future Four-Square" game. This tool will help you dig deeper on your own future topic.... whatever you're interested in exploring the future of! Finally, get ready to help a friend or colleague think about the future. After all, the best way to learn something new is to teach someone else!
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 course 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. 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. You’ll meet some professional futurists. And you’ll choose one or more future topics you want to investigate with your new foresight skills. This course 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. Many thanks to the Enlight Foundation and the Enlight Collaborative, which provided a grant to support the creation of this course.