The course focuses on how foresight itself is evolving in a world where AI increasingly shapes how we imagine and plan for the future. It is not about learning to prompt efficiently, but about understanding this transformation and preparing for it.
Read more about the course here: cifs.dk/services/courses/futures-and-foresight-with-ai
The course takes place at the Danish Architecture Center (DAC), Bryghusgade 10, 1473 Copenhagen, located in the BLOX building in central Copenhagen, which also houses the CIFS headquarters.
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No. The agenda is designed for mixed experience levels. We will guide you through both foresight methods and AI tools in a way that is accessible to all. No technical AI background is required, but we do expect that you have access to a chatbot of your choice.
If we work with AI it will be in a way that everybody will be able to follow. At the course we will discuss different AI-mediated foresight tools and we always plan for a bit of hands-on experience but it's not the main focus at the course.
During the course, you will be encouraged to challenge both your own assumptions and those embedded in your organisation. The issues we discuss will be continuously related to your organisational context, as well as to the personal dilemmas you may face as a foresight practitioner. The course also introduces foresight tools designed to help translate insights into organisational settings and decisions.
The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies has50+ years of experience in applied strategic foresight. The course is facilitated by Senior Futurists Sofie Hvitved and Bugge Holm Hansen and draws on CIFS’ foresight DNA and our newly established Horizon 3 AI Lab (H3 AI Lab).
Yes! It's essential that you bring your laptop and will be able to work with AI tools on it. Sometimes there can be company restrictions, so please check before joining the course. We will be working hands-on with AI tools during the course, so please bring your own laptop.
Yes and no. The course does not require paid AI tools, but we do recommend you to have access to at least one AI chatbot with a paid subscription to get the most out of the course. We strive to be platform-agnostic, and we experiment with different types of software in each edition of the course, depending on what is most top of mind. It can also be beneficial to have experimented with different AI tools in order to understand the basics.
Yes! In addition to breaks and meals during the course, we host an optional self-paid networking dinner on Day 1. This is a chance to continue the conversations from the day in a relaxed setting and connect with fellow participants and facilitators.
We will have four courses and some bottles of wine included as part of your prepaid dinner. Any additional food or drinks beyond what is served at the table will be at your own expense.
The dinner will take place on the first day of the course on the 8th of October from 19:00-21.30 at PatéPaté, Slagterboderne 1, in central Copenhagen (approx. a 20-minute walk from the venue at BLOX).
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Yes. Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided on both days. If you have any dietary preferences that you haven't already noted during sign-up, please let us know at courses@cifs.dk.
This course is not about efficiency or productivity hacks. It is about rethinking foresight itself – how organisations imagine, sense, and prepare for long-term futures in an AI-mediated context. It combines CIFS’ foresight leadership with experimental AI practices to create something uniquely positioned between strategy, imagination, and critical reflection.
The aim is that you will leave with a reframed mindset, understanding of possible directions of AI, and a community to support you in navigating the next era of foresight.
