Foresight Application Course
Event Information
Date(s):
Oct 16, 2024 - Dec 04, 2024
Location:
Hybrid Event
1575 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
United States
CAE Credits:
13.25
Member Price:
$500.00
NonMember Price:
$655.00
Description
If you understand the important role foresight and futures thinking play in leading an association and are looking to bridge the gap between theory and implementation, then the Foresight Application Course is for you! This multi-session course is designed to help association professionals explore strategies to recognize potential changes and develop action plans to drive organizational excellence. Working with ASAE ForesightWorks, and with self-paced work between sessions, this workshop will help you:
- Enhance your strategic and operational planning cycles
- Build a plan to kickstart your foresight journey
- Seamlessly integrate foresight into your routines
- Establish habits that foster ongoing, future-focused dialogues
Join us to transform your vision for the future into a practical roadmap for success.
What You’ll Get From this Program- A license to ASAE ForesightWorks Complete Collection, including 50 drivers of change action briefs and a User’s Guide
- Worksheets and planning templates you can adapt to your association’s situation
- Engagement strategies for working with your board, other volunteer leaders, and staff
- A support network of other participants focused on sharing foresight integration tactics, both successful and challenging
- Expert facilitators experienced in building a culture of foresight within associations
Our Presenters
Suzanne Pine
Sue Pine, FASAE, CAE, Strategic Advisor – is a seasoned association professional and international speaker. Sue’s 40-year career has allowed her to work closely with a variety of associations, many managed by association management companies.
Sue is a frequent speaker at ASAE, AMC Institute, and a variety of ASAE State Society meetings. Sue is an ASAE trained facilitator of the ASAE Certificate in Association Management. She is a subject matter expert on the practice of Foresight & AMC Best Practices and Accreditation program.
As a Past Chair of the ASAE Research Committee (2008), Sue was actively involved in the “Designing Your Future” trends project. Sue also chaired the original ASAE ForesightWorks Advisory Group (2017). Sue is a huge fan of the ASAE Research Committee and strong advocate for the need to incorporate foresight as a leadership competency required by key leaders of association staff teams and volunteer leaders. Sue furthered her training by attending the University of Houston Certificate in Strategic Foresight program.
Twitter: @CertificateSue
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suepine/
Foresight 4 Associations: https://www.crystallakepartners.com/foresight4associations
Kristine Metter
Kristine Metter, MS, CAE, has spent nearly three decades working with associations to advance their missions while adhering to strong business practices. She is currently president of Crystal Lake Partners, a consulting firm that helps association staff and volunteers embrace foresight, grow revenue, strengthen stakeholder experience, and design meaningful events. Her deep knowledge of strategy and operations gives her the unique ability to help associations imagine the possible and bring it to reality.
Kristine became a foresight champion while co-chairing the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) ForesightWorks advisory committee. She advocates for foresight as a leadership competency–for volunteers and staff–by regularly speaking at association meetings and working closely with associations to embed foresight into their governance and operations.
Prior to founding Crystal Lake Partners, Kristine held senior staff positions with America's Essential Hospitals, the Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA), AcademyHealth, and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA).
Ms. Metter earned her CAE in 2005 and holds a BSBA in marketing from the University of Missouri and an MS in nonprofit management from the University of Maryland Global Campus.
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Agenda
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A foresight application course to drive your association’s strategy and operations.
If you understand the important role foresight and futures thinking plays in leading an association and are looking to bridge the gap between theory and implementation, then this foresight application course is for you! Structured at a pace to accommodate busy schedules, the course is delivered in four events over seven weeks. Participants will explore strategies to recognize potential changes and develop action plans to drive organizational excellence. Working with ASAE ForesightWorks, and with self-paced work between events, this course will help you:
- Enhance your strategic and operational planning cycles
- Build a plan to kickstart your foresight journey
- Seamlessly integrate foresight into your routines
- Establish habits that foster ongoing, future-focused dialogues
Course Schedule
Virtual Session 1: Introduction to Foresight and ForesightWorks
Date and Time: October 16, 2024, 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET- What is foresight?
- 10-year horizon
- Leadership competency
- Not trends
- Structured process
- Why associations need foresight
- Four application areas: strategy, risk, learning, innovation
- Six elements of foresight
- ForesightWorks research
- Evidence-based, professional futurists
- The six domains and 50 DCs
Virtual Session 2: Building a Culture of Foresight
Date and Time: October 23, 2024, 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET- It’s your journey
- What is your why?
- Three levels of effort
- Build a sustainable system
- Create a foundation
- Different roles/get buy-in from all levels
- ID champions
- Easy wins
- Stay focused
- Existing Priorities and Activities
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- Drip method
- Existing groups and meetings
- Capture insight from future-focused discussions
In Person Session 3: Embedding Foresight into Strategy and Operations
Date and Time: October 30, 2024, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm ET (in person, ASAE Conference Center Washington, DC)- Personal entry points to your foresight journey, include case studies and examples
- How to use action briefs/how to use appendices
- Practice a future-focused discussion
- Capture insight from future-focused discussions
- Driver of change thematic areas
- Didactic on four application areas
- Talent Drought discussion
- Training volunteer leaders
- Diads or triads – build out drip campaign
- Overcoming resistance
Virtual Session 4: Foresight Planning and Implementation Strategies
Date and Time: December 4, 2024, 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET- Group discussion of work accomplished in 30 days: emerging partners/champions, how embedded into routines, how started drip campaign
- Group discussion and problem-solving of challenges
- Explore strategies and potential barriers for the next six-nine months
- Explore resources used and what is missing
This course will include self=paced independent work ahead of and between sessions.
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