Foresight workshops
Your team, the future and the decisions it calls for.
A hands-on foresight workshop in which your leadership team explores what is coming, what it means for you and what you will do about it.
A foresight workshop is a facilitated session in which a leadership team explores emerging technologies, trends and plausible futures, and turns them into decisions and actions. 311 Institute foresight workshops are led by futurist Matthew Griffin, prepared for your sector by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit and follow the Anticipate, Assess, Act framework.
Outputs
What you receive
- A shared view of the future across your leadership team
- The trends and technologies that matter to you, with timings
- Scenarios and their implications for your strategy
- Agreed actions, owners and signposts to watch
How 311 does it
Anticipate, Assess, Act
Every 311 Institute foresight engagement follows the same three steps, researched by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
Anticipate
What is coming? We scan for the signals, technologies and trends that matter to you, and when each is likely to arrive.
Assess
Why should we care? We work out what each change means for your organisation, your sector, your markets and your people.
Act
What do we do about it? We turn the insight into decisions, signposts to watch and clear next steps your leaders own.
Who it is for
Built for the people who decide
Leadership teams and executive committees
Who need to agree a shared view of the future and act on it.
Strategy and innovation teams
Who want new ideas tested against where technology is heading.
Foresight and risk teams
Who want to build their own foresight skills.
Offsites and leadership programmes
Who want a session people remember and act on.
How it works
What happens
- ScopeWe agree the outcome you need, who will be in the room and how long you have.
- PrepareMatthew and the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit prepare the trends, scenarios and exercises for your sector.
- WorkshopYour team works through Anticipate, Assess and Act, with Matthew leading.
- Follow-upYou leave with agreed actions, and can add briefings, advisory or a longer programme.
Formats
In person first, virtual when you need it
In person (recommended)
In your boardroom, offices or offsite, anywhere in the world.
Virtual
A video session when travel is not possible.
Masterclass
A shorter, focused session on one foresight skill.
Think tank
A longer programme over several days for a bigger question.
Fees depend on the format, location and scope. Send a brief and we reply within one working day with a proposal.
Proof
Recent workshops and masterclasses
- The Future of Jobs and Skills AutomationWorkshop for PepsiCo, United States
- How to Make Better Business Decisions FasterMasterclass for PwC Middle East
- Re-Inventing Pharma and NutritionWorkshop for Otsuka, Japan
- The Future of DisruptionWorkshop, University of Oxford
- AccentureCo-developed their global leadership development programme.
- PepsiCoCreated future-skills content for their global L&D, reaching 400,000 people.
“Led a 4-day think tank… far exceeded our expectations… incredible breadth of knowledge”
Robert Dessert, Qualcomm
“Insightful, high energy and thought-provoking… grounded in real actions”
EY
Foresight tools
The 311 tools behind the work
The 311 Starburst
More than 1,000 emerging technologies and more than 1,000 trends, mapped by when each is expected to reach the mainstream.
ExploreThe 311 Foresight Atlas
The world's foresight and futures organisations, listed A to Z and never ranked.
ExploreThe daily foresight brief
Every day the 311 Foresight Tower reads the world's news on 15 global categories and writes a short brief.
ExploreThe 311 Prediction Benchmark
We publish every prediction before it happens, then mark it against a public source, hits and misses together.
ExploreStrategic Foresight for Leaders
A 137-page codex by Matthew Griffin on how to run your own strategic foresight programmes. Free to download.
ExploreTrusted by leadership teams at
and more than 500 organisations in 102 countries
- Accenture
- Adidas
- Coca-Cola
- IATA
- KPMG
- Microsoft
- PepsiCo
- Qualcomm
- Samsung
- Siemens Energy
- Workday
Answers
Common questions
What is a foresight workshop?
A facilitated session in which a leadership team explores emerging technologies, trends and plausible futures, and turns them into decisions and actions.
What happens in a 311 foresight workshop?
Your team works through what is coming, what it means for your organisation and what to do about it, using the Anticipate, Assess, Act framework, with Matthew Griffin leading.
Can the workshop be tailored to our sector?
Yes. Every workshop is prepared for your sector, your organisation and the outcome you need.
Are workshops delivered in person?
Yes. Matthew works in person first, anywhere in the world. Virtual workshops are also available.
How much does a foresight workshop cost?
Fees depend on the format, location and scope. Send a brief and we reply within one working day with a proposal.
Briefing for your board or leadership team
A private, closed-door briefing on what is coming and what to do about it, in person first, anywhere in the world.
Enquire
Tell us what you need.
Matthew works in person first, so tell us where and when. We reply within one working day.
Related
Other ways to work with Matthew
Keynotes
Matthew Griffin brings the future to your stage, in language your audience can act on.
ExploreExecutive briefings
Private briefings for boards and leadership teams.
ExploreLeadership workshops
Hands-on sessions that turn the future into decisions.
ExploreCommission a report
Research on the question your organisation needs answered.
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