Facilitating for Futurists
Mickey McManus
I help orgs dream & build better futures
We must get past obvious/dystopian tomorrows & build vision & action for change
We are suffering from a deficit of hope and fruitful visions of tomorrow. All too often future visions fail because they were just a facilitated "innovation theater" performance. They had no plan or community that were passionate enough and yet could viscerally feel the possibilities ahead. We also need all stakeholder to walk away with a clear understanding of what they have to do to take action. I'll share how we move from nearly impossible to improbable to inevitable & fruitful futures. Further you'll learn how to create a community of fellow travelers, advocates, and ecosystem partners that believe strongly enough that they can't look back.
If our next generation only sees doom & gloom or bad dystopian Hollywood nightmares, we are in deep trouble. Apathy & a collapse in agency will soon follow. Yet most leaders have never learned the methods that brought us the Internet, or GPUs, or the breakthroughs we see nearly daily in biology. You'll learn about methods used by the original Department of Strategic Surprise (ARPA) and honed/extended over decades of practice.
Ultimately to lead in these uncertain times you need to channel your inner futurist.
What you’ll learn
You'll leave with a taste & defensible backup for how to run a futures session & have templates & the confidence to build better tomorrows
Hands-on practice of future-building methods and how the ingredients go together for maximum impact.
Case studies to share and defend proven approaches for when you have to convince a team to stop & dream bigger, before building the obvious.
How-to detect, guide, & manage the inevitable dynamics of a diverse team of thinkers & doers who can disrupt the flow or undermine success.
Workshop agenda
Background & key concept review
Before we dive in you'll learn a bit of the backstory and hear about real-world examples of both future imagining, building & outcomes delivered using these methods.
Setting the table & curating the participants
Learn the most powerful ways to prepare for a facilitated future session from setting up the space, to curating participants (be they human or AI) , to mapping out the flow & energy of the activities.
Methods overview & speed-run practice activity
Amateurs follow recipes. Chef's mix & match & add a dash of this & that to bring out the best flavors that surprise & delight folks. You'll learn & taste a few cornerstone ingredients (methods) live.
Detecting & guiding the energy, the malcontents, & the status play
There will be doubting Thomas's, shrinking violets, various levels of energy & social dynamics that you'll learn to detect, guide, and at times shut-down or open-up during the flow of the session.
Why the day after tomorrow matters more than you think
Great you've dreamed up a fruitful possible tomorrow. Now what? Learn how to turn that idea into something real & build a community that knows what to do next & what to do when the chips are down.
Learn directly from Mickey
Mickey McManus
Futurist & C-suite coach; ex-CEO of MAYA→BCG X; AI pioneer; Trillions co-author
Who this workshop is for
Change Agents who have to demonstrate bold vision and traction with diverse teams and create a community that can't look back.
C-level Executives who need to detect & empower their best thinkers & doers to synthesize the best possible futures in times of epic change.
1st-time or experienced Facilitators who want to build their toolset, mindset, & skillset to drive more valuable and visionary outcomes.
What's included
Lifetime access
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Community of peers
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Certificate of completion
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