FOR BUSINESSES

Futures Thinking Training

Adopt Future Fluency in-house. Unify and empower
your team with hands-on immersion in the basics and applicable techniques of trend forecasting and strategic foresight. Give them the tools to approach specific initiatives with a future-focused lens, as well as rewire their general approach to problem-solving and strategic planning.

  • Ongoing, on-demand expertise. Maximize your access to VJF with a short- or long-term residency, giving your organization continuous exposure and in-depth training with Valerie for coaching, strategic ideation, forecasting, thought leadership and more.

  • Custom predictions, engineered for action. Identify the emergent trends and sociocultural forces specific to your business, producing nuanced forecasts that enliven the possibilities that may land on your business and act as a guide for smart decision-making

FOR TEAMS & INDIVIDUALS

Workshops & Keynote Speaking

Cultivate a future-positive culture. Stoke imaginations and ignite optimism in your organization with exclusive keynotes, workshops and masterclasses on a variety of topics:

  • The Prosperity Imperative: A Futures Workshop for Expansive Thinking

    In this immersive workshop, learn how to break free from limiting mindsets and digital constraints with a framework that guides your development of  a personal sense of purpose and the intrinsic capacity for meaningful, long-term action.

    Hindsight > Insight > Foresight: Designing an Intentional Future

    You can’t activate the future without acknowledging the past and present. It’s the crux of VJF’s approach to future-forward strategy and the theme of this eye-opening workshop. Learn how to harness a structured, data-driven process to analyze the past, clarify the present, and create a tangible action plan for intentionally designing your future.

    The Basics: Trend Forecasting 101

    Need to establish your baseline before pursuing more complex projects? In this back-to-basics workshop, you’ll gain a thorough understanding of trend forecasting—from the philosophy to hands-on mechanics and applications. Leave with the mindset and tools to view the world as a futurist, assessing everyday occurrences and decision-making with an optimistic, future-forward lens.

  • The Prosperity Imperative

    The secret to a purposeful future? Living in the present with a broadened
    view. In her most-requested flagship talk, discover Valerie’s four-part
    framework for expanding your perspective beyond individual bias and preconceived assumptions, empowering you to shape a more connected, purposeful—and prosperous—future.

    What the Future Wants From You

    Feeling fatigued? Fight the urge to ignore the unfolding future, instead embracing it with open arms. By shifting focus from simply predicting trends to asking what the future needs from us, you can reclaim individual agency and stay grounded in a world of incessant change.

    Uncovering Your Prescient Essence

    The secret of ultra-successful people: they perceive uncertainty as possibility. In this mini-masterclass, Valerie helps you tap into your innate ability to uncover hidden patterns, sense what's emerging and translate it into inspired action for tomorrow.

    Finding Meaning & Motivation Amidst Uncertainty One thing’s certain: we’re living through astoundingly uncertain times. Blending immersive research with practical tools, begin to navigate disruption and burnout by cultivating self-awareness, redefining productivity and finding a renewed sense of purpose.

    The Inspiration Equation: How Being a Bad, Boring Faker Will Unlock Your Creativity

    Creativity isn’t an indulgence—it’s a repeatable practice. By embracing ways of being "bad," "boring," and even a "faker," you can unlock a consistent wellspring of fulfilling, frame-breaking work.

Pricing

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