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Foresight Cards

- Creating an awareness discussion -. Foresight Cards. Order the pack of cards or download more free workshops using the Foresight Cards on: www.foresightcards.com. Trendwatching ?. Foresight cards. Future of “ our values ” 5 minute discussion with your group

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Foresight Cards

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  1. - Creatingan awareness discussion - ForesightCards Order the pack of cards or download more free workshops using the Foresight Cards on: www.foresightcards.com

  2. Trendwatching? Foresight cards • Future of “ourvalues” • 5 minute discussionwithyourgroup • How does thisthemedevelopitselfinto the future?

  3. Trendwatching? Foresight cards • Future of “ourvalues” • 5 minute discussionwithyourprojectgroup • How does thisthemedevelopitselfinto • the future? Future of “ourvalues” In yourdiscussionabout the future… - Whichelements are important, whenyou are talkingwitheachotherabout the future? Again, 5 minute discussion

  4. Talking about the future Foresight cards Oil spill • Future events… • Perspective of Time • Perspective of Relevance • Perspective of Reliability of information • Perspective of Uncertainty • Predetermined <-> Controversy • Perspective of Change Trend / Gradual- / Abrupt discontinuity Increased usagedof digitaldevices

  5. Perspective of change Foresight cards

  6. Perspective of change Foresight cards Time, Relevance, Uncertainty, Reliabilityof information andCHANGE:

  7. Our (STEEP) environment Foresight cards PEST, DESTEP, PESTLE, STEEPLE, LESTEP… Macro – contextual level The contextual level consists of ‘global forces’, think about: economical developments, demographics, politics, technological developments and social developments. Foresight Cards – STEEP edition focusses on external forces that address the contextual level. Meso – transactional level The transactional level consists of ‘market forces’, think about: suppliers, supply and demand, distribution, competitors and strategic alliances. Micro – organizational level The organizational level involves forces that address the internal environment of the firm. Think about: vision, mission, strategy, resources, processes, products and services.

  8. Foresight Cards Foresight cards

  9. Foresight cards Playingwithourbeliefsandthinkaboutthe future • Purpose: Creating awareness aboutourown (dominant) thinking. • Components: The card ‘patterns of change’. • Method • Shuffle the cards and deal eachplayerseven cards. • The first playerplaces a card in front of himandtakes the first pattern of change symbol. • The playerspeaks out 2 concrete anddemonstrabledevelopmentsfrom his knowledge, based on the pattern of change. • Ifsuccesful, the playerloses his card, if NOT succesful, he takes a new card from the deck. The old card remains at itsplace. • The next playerchooses a card from his hand andtakes the next pattern of change symbol, • …andspeaks out… (seeboldtextabove) • The first playerto empty his hand has won the game.

  10. Foresight cards Playingwithourbeliefsandthinkabout the future • Purpose: Creating awareness aboutourown (dominant) thinking. • Components: The card ‘patterns of change’. • Method • Shuffle the cards and deal eachplayerseven cards. • The first playerplaces a card in front of himandtakes the first pattern of change symbol. • The playerspeaks out 2 concrete anddemonstrabledevelopmentsfrom his knowledge, based on the pattern of change. • Ifsuccesful, the playerloses his card, if NOT succesful, he takes a new card from the deck. The old card remains at itsplace. • The next playerchooses a card from his hand andtakes the next pattern of change symbol, • …andspeaks out… (seeboldtextabove) • The first playerto empty his hand has won the game. • LEVEL UP:Whenplacing a card, the player has torelate the developmentsto the previous card

  11. Perspective of change Foresight cards “Reflection” - Whatdidyou/we learn?

  12. Foresight Cards information Foresight cards • This analysis tool helps to assess the external macro environment! • The Foresight Cards contains 125 macro forces classified into the STEEP categories (social, technological, economical, environmental and political). Other known acronyms derived from STEEP are: PEST, PESTLE, STEP, STEPJE, STEEPLED, DESTEP and LEPEST. The STEEP acronym is well known and used all over the world as a basis for external analysis. • For example the STEEP cards can be used by individuals and groups to have workshops to: • create awareness about past, current and future changes; • stress test a business model; • create a SWOT analysis; • energize; • tell a story; • discuss certain (strategic) topics; • think about systems and how external developments connect to each other; • determine key-uncertainties to create future scenarios (scenario planning); • etc. etc. etc. • Check the www.foresightcards.com website for more information, to download other workshops and how to order the pack of cards.

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