Advanced Certificate in Strategic Foresight & Sustainability

• Advanced Strategic Foresight: This unit will cover the advanced concepts and methodologies of strategic foresight, including futures thinking, trend analysis, and scenario planning. It will provide students with the tools and techniques necessary to develop forward-looking strategies that anticipate and respond to emerging trends and disruptors.

• Sustainable Development: This unit will focus on the principles of sustainable development and how they apply to organizational strategy. Students will learn about the social, environmental, and economic dimensions of sustainability, as well as the relevant policies, standards, and frameworks.

• Environmental Scanning and Monitoring: This unit will cover the techniques and methods for monitoring and analyzing the external environment to identify emerging trends, threats, and opportunities. Students will learn how to use early warning systems, environmental scanning tools, and other techniques to gather and analyze data, and how to use this information to inform strategic decision-making.

• Scenario Planning and Strategy Development: This unit will focus on the use of scenario planning as a tool for strategic decision-making and risk management. Students will learn how to develop scenarios based on different assumptions and drivers of change, and how to use these scenarios to inform strategy development and implementation.

• Sustainability Metrics and Reporting: This unit will cover the principles and practices of sustainability reporting and metrics. Students will learn how to measure and report on sustainability performance, and how to use this information to inform decision-making and communicate with stakeholders.

• Innovation and Sustainability: This unit will explore the relationship between innovation and sustainability, and how organizations can use innovation to drive sustainability and create new opportunities. Students will learn about the different types of innovation, such as product, process, and business model innovation, and how they can be used to create sustainable value.

• Sustainability and Organizational Culture: This unit will focus on the role of organizational culture in driving sustainability. Students will learn about the different elements of organizational culture, such as values, beliefs, and practices, and how they can be aligned with sustainability principles to create a culture of sustainability.