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The Futures Research Group

We define Futures and Foresight as:

The interdisciplinary discovery and study of predictable, probable, possible, plausible, preferable and creatable long term futures.

The Futures Research Group

Scope

  • Individual and Group Research - building on existing research interests and extending into the future
  • Curriculum Development - finding opportunities to includes futures and foresight learning at all levels of the curriculum as well as considering the future of curriculum development
  • Grants and projects - seeking external funding for futures work
  • Work with organisations - development and sale of products and services to organisations

The Futures Research Group Blog

Articles and opinion from the research group.

Group Blog

L&D must be a participant not a bystander in machine learning

Jeff Gold, Lynn Nichol and Patricia Harrison

New research shows practitioners are aware of the opportunities but need to be involved earlier to ensure projects are human centred, say Jeff Gold, Lynn Nichol and Patricia Harrison.

External Blog post

New research shows practitioners are aware of the opportunities but need to be involved earlier to ensure projects are human centred, say Jeff Gold, Lynn Nichol and Patricia Harrison.

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Summoning the Leadership Renaissance
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Learning to work with Machine Learning
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Papers

Finding innovation opportunities in SMEs through futures and foresight learning: an action learning approach PDF, 2.3MB
Foresight and Action Learning Supporting Transition PDF, 275.9KB
The Future of HRD: Scenarios of Possibility PDF, 650.3KB
Futures and foresight leaning in HRD PDF, 256.2KB
HRD in 2020: a hop-on, hop-off city tour PDF, 191.6KB
Professionalizing foresight: Why do it, where it stands, and what needs to be done PDF, 356.7KB
Technological Forecasting and Social Change PDF, 450.4KB

Strategy and Futures Processes

How the Futures Research Group can help your organisation.

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Organisation improvement: why we need to consider emergence and futures in making strategy

Professor Jeff Gold has developed a model of making and delivering strategy that considers the needs of the present, responses to emergent issues and the incorporation of probable future requirements for the next 10 years.

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The Strategic Foresight Lab

The Strategic Foresight Lab builds on the work of Futures Research Group at Leeds Business School. Its purpose is to:

Enable leadership teams to build a future-oriented strategy

The Strategic Foresight Lab

Research Group Members

Contact Professor Gold for more details

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    Study for a research degree at Leeds Beckett and you'll join a thriving academic community in an inspiring and supportive environment. The Graduate School supports our increasingly active postgraduate research community and encourages students to make a difference to the university’s research culture and environment.

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    Leeds Beckett University can conduct research on your behalf to help you to implement change and realise your business potential. Validating your ideas with academic evidence can be an essential part of winning contracts and fuelling business growth.

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