See how to prepare at the end of this page.
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.
It is designed for a wide range of participants who want to be at the frontier of AI and foresight.
No. The program 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.
Yes, but not in a very technical way. You will experiment with a few AI-mediated foresight tools - for example scenario generation and AI Foresight Agents. The emphasis is on exploration and reperception.
During the program, you will be encouraged to bring your own assumptions and organisational dilemmas into the exercises. The course will also introduce foresight tools that help translate insights directly into organisational contexts.
The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies has more than 50 years of experience in applied 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. We will be working hands-on with some AI tools during the course, so please bring your own laptop. If you have restrictions on installing new software, don’t worry - all exercises are designed to work around this.
Yes and no. The course does not require paid AI tools, and at CIFS we are platform-agnostic. You will be able to participate in group activities regardless of what you have access to. That said, we recommend that you have access to the following, as some course examples and the liquid content will be shared through these platforms:
• ChatGPT Plus
• Google NotebookLM
Yes, in addition to breaks and meals during the course, we invite you to join 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.
The dinner will take place on the 2nd of October from 19:00–21:30 at Bistro Royal, Kongens Nytorv 26, central Copenhagen (approx. a 20-minute walk from the venue).
The menu is pre-ordered (DKK 450 / €60 excluding drinks). Please let us know by 29 September if you’d like the main course changed to fish or vegetarian.
Note! If you do not wish to join, please let us know. Otherwise, we’ll assume you are in.
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.
You will not leave with “10 AI prompts for better foresight slides”. 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.
All below reads are short (5–15 minutes). We don’t expect you to master neither foresight theory nor advanced AI tools in advance.
We recently released the article “Liquid Foresight in an AI-Mediated World” in one of our publications, where we explore the ideas behind Liquid Foresight that is part of the foundation of the course.
It is advised to have a basic knowledge of foresight practice. If you are new to the field, we recommend the following short introductions:
We will not spend course time reviewing current AI tools for foresight, as these often lock thinking in the present. Still, we encourage you to have experimented with AI tools beforehand, and recommend these perspectives on AI’s longer-term implications:
Apart from the main course material, here are two optional pieces of liquid content. These allow you to engage with the material in the format that works best for you. Feel free to read materials, listen to the podcast while you’re commuting, or ask the GPT anything you’re wondering about regarding the course and the reading material. We’ll unpack what this shift might mean during the course.
The below pieces of content are all based on course overview and recommended reading.
Disclaimer: The optional AI-generated liquid content is designed to inspire and make it easier to engage with the course material in ways that suit you. However, the outputs may not always align with CIFS’ foresight methodology or course framing. Please approach them with a critical mindset. They are supplements for exploration, not validated outcomes.
