PHI 502: Strategic Foresight and Alternative Futures

PHI 502 – Strategic Foresight and Alternative Futures (3 credits)

This course examines the change that drives the scientific, technological, environmental, economic, political, and societal domains that lead to transforming every aspect of daily life. Students learn to anticipate, create, and manage change to enable new opportunities and provide a chance to influence the future to come. Topics shall include future trends, forecasting and modelling/simulation, emerging technology analysis, learning curves, roadmaps and roadmapping methodologies, systems thinking, and scenario planning and development.

Instructors: Prof. Bob Krone & Prof. Larry Downing