Our curated initiatives bring together global thinkers, industry leaders and researchers to explore the future of leadership, business and society. Each session is intentionally designed to spark new perspectives, provoke strategic dialogue and build the collective intelligence leaders need to navigate change with confidence.
Join us for Week of the Futures, the Foresight Lab’s premier annual event series celebrating strategic foresight, futures literacy and values-based leadership. Taking place from October 19, 2026, the series features three signature initiatives:
Attend the event that best fits your goals, or combine them for an immersive week of complementary experiences in learning, networking and practical application. Click the links above or “Learn more” under each initiative below to explore the program, agenda, speakers and registration details.
Burlington, Hamilton & Virtual
A rigorous blend of virtual learning and in-person residency focused on deep skill building in strategic foresight, futures thinking and advanced management. Combining expert instruction, collaborative learning and hands-on exercises, participants work directly on real organizational challenges while developing the skills to shape futures.
Built for strategists, innovation leaders, consultants, managers, policy professionals, organizational development practitioners and change agents who want to apply futures literacy and strategic foresight in practice, build organizational capability and champion transformation within their organizations.
Strategic Foresight Certification Program (2026 Cohort) is part of the Foresight Lab’s Week of the Futures initiative, a week-long programming series on futures literacy, strategic foresight, and values-based leadership.
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This seminar brings together leading foresight scholars to share the theories and methods shaping their current research, as well as insights and findings that enrich both scholarship and practice.
Beyond individual presentations, the session aims to surface shared questions and concrete opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, showing how this lens can be applied across disciplines.
Meet our distinguished speakers:
Dr. Riel Miller is a pioneer of the “discipline of anticipation” and a global leader in futures literacy. He served as UNESCO’s Head of Foresight and Futures Literacy from 2012 to 2022. With more than 40 years of experience across the public and private sectors, Riel brings deep expertise in innovation, leadership and transformation. He is also a widely published speaker and accomplished keynote speaker and facilitator.
Dr. Jonathan Calof is the UNESCO co-chair on anticipatory systems for innovation and venture creation. He combines research and consulting in competitive intelligence, foresight, market insight and analytics to help organizations develop anticipatory systems for the innovative products, services and government programs needed for tomorrow. In 2025, Jonathan was presented in the Senate of Canada with the King Charles III Coronation medal.
Professor Martin Calnan is chaired professor of the UNESCO Chair for the Future of Value and Director of Executive Education at Ecole des Ponts Business School. His research focuses on regenerative business models and the financial sector’s role in shaping futures our children can thrive in. He is also co-founder of The Integrity Centre.
Loes Damhof is an award-winning educator and public speaker, internationally recognised for developing and facilitating Futures Literacy Laboratories, Training and Capacity Building. As UNESCO Chair on Futures Literacy in Higher Education at Hanze, she helps embed futures thinking into strategy, learning and decision-making to strengthen long-term resilience and embrace uncertainty.
Nicola Robins is a sustainability scientist and African diviner focused on radically human approaches to transition. Trained at UCT and Yale, she graduated in Southern Africa’s Ngoma tradition in 2002. She teaches at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and is the author of Diviner Mind, exploring Indigenous science and organisational learning.
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Art Gallery of Hamilton
In an intensive one-day masterclass, revitalize your decision-making process by challenging limiting assumptions and identifying strategic alternatives. Gain new ways to sense emerging change while increasing your confidence in navigating uncertainty.
Built for executives, board members, senior leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs and decision-makers who want to better understand emerging change, broaden strategic conversations and build the confidence to lead in conditions of uncertainty and disruption.
Executive Masterclass on Foresight and Futures Literacy is part of the Foresight Lab’s Week of the Futures initiative, a week-long programming series on futures literacy, strategic foresight, and values-based leadership.
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This one-day conference explores organizational resilience, sense-making in complex systems, strategic openness in leadership and the role of creativity and human-centric approaches in turning uncertainty into opportunity.
Built for senior leaders, executives, policymakers, strategists, innovators, researchers and change makers seeking practical insights and new approaches for navigating uncertainty, strengthening resilience and leading in an era of continuous disruption.
Agility in the 21st Century Conference is part of the Foresight Lab’s Week of the Futures initiative, a week-long programming series on futures literacy, strategic foresight, and values-based leadership.
Learn moreCurated convenings bring together global thinkers, industry leaders and researchers to explore the future of leadership, business, and society. Each session is intentionally designed to spark new perspectives, provoke strategic dialogue and build the collective intelligence leaders need to navigate change with confidence.
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We design bespoke programs in close collaboration with corporate and public‑sector partners to address specific organizational and sector‑level needs. Grounded in your context, challenges and people, these programs deliver targeted foresight capability where it matters most—supporting informed decision‑making, strategic alignment and lasting impact.
Whether you are looking to build foresight capability, partner on future-focused research, or engage in meaningful dialogue about long-term change, the Foresight Lab welcomes you.
The future is not something to wait for.
It is something to prepare for, and shape, together.
