Imprint: Triarchy Press
Publication: 15th August 2015
Revised and Updated: August 2017
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Readership

This is a book aimed squarely at business leaders and anyone responsible for strategy, strategic planning, futures and foresight in any organisation.

Strategic Foresight 
Learning from the Future

Revised and fully updated in August 2017, with an important new section on Scenario Tools and Scenario Planning.

Patricia Lustig


This is a practical (field) guide to foresight and foresight tools for leaders in business, the public sector and NGOs, to aid their practice in strategy, decision making and change. 

Strategic Foresight is a set of skills and tools used to explore potential futures, so that you can plan for and take advantage of them.      
The book first explores how we think about the future, looking at ambiguity and uncertainty. It introduces a simple model of preferred thinking styles and talks about the ‘baggage’ and values that form our perceptions.
     The next section covers models, tools and maps that people will find useful for developing their own Strategic Foresight and using this knowledge to make decisions, whilst uncovering innovation and creativity to turn this Foresight knowledge to competitive advantage. 
     The next two sections cover:
  • How to identify emerging trends; see what impact they may have on your business; the strategic importance of early recognition; and how to apply the knowledge in your business.
  • Harnessing Strategic Foresight as a springboard for innovation -  to develop new paradigms and take advantage of what may come.

Finally, the author describes a practical method for exploring potential futures for your business in order to take robust decisions and develop strategies that help you work towards your preferred future.
     Case studies are interspersed throughout the book, along with exercises to encourage readers to ‘think along’ with the ideas. 

Contents

  • Introduction
  • What is Strategic Foresight?
  • Strategic Foresight – Starting the sense-making journey
  • Thinking about Thinking – Developing your Strategic  Foresight muscles
  • The Future is a Foreign Country
  • Preparing for the Future – Using Environmental Scanning, emerging trends and engaging your best for change
  • Mapping and Exploration of the Systems
  • Systems Thinking – Messes and wicked problems
  • Exploring Different Paradigms
  • Learning from the Future and Engaging in Change
  • Flexing your Foresight Muscles
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Listen to Patricia interviewed by Peter Hayward: Patricia Lustig: A Very Practical Futurist
2021
Tricia Lustig's Strategic Foresight: Learning from the Future listed in Bruce Rosenstein's 42 Select Books by Futurists Past and Present

2018
Patricia Lustig's Strategic Foresight: Learning from the Future named by the Assoc. of Professional Futurists as "Most Significant Futures Work, 2018" for works that advance the methodology and practice of foresight and futures studies. 

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​Five steps to help develop your “foresight muscles”

From BA's Business Life

"Business leaders rightly feel they need a destination for their organisation to aim for, too, and set a fixed course aligning all of their people, resources, investment, product innovation, marketing budget and everything else at their disposal to ensure they get there.
​    But in today's  digitally disrupted, politically challenging and uncertain world, is it wise — or even possible — to set a single strategic course and follow it unwaveringly? How do you perform due diligence on the future of your business? How do you ensure that your business grows and thrives when you know that future is uncertain at best?..."
Read the full article by Tricia Lustig
Reviews
“... the voice of a wise navigator who has deep experience and intimacy with the corporate soul.”  Michael McAllum - full review
"Every business, government, education, and nonprofit leader should read this book." Herb Rubenstein  - read full review
Reviews
“ Get a copy. It will be your constant guide - helping you stay in business and avoiding the traps that the unwary are increasingly falling into..”  Richard Hames - read the full review