Courses

Do you want to expand your strategy toolbox?

Learn how to apply futures studies and foresight methodologies to your specific societal and business challenges.

250+ Participants last year

Participants from 40+ countries on six continents

Applied Strategic Foresight (On-site)
Copenhagen
CIFS COURSE
| May 26-27 | Jun. 23-24
Learn how to bring futures thinking and foresight into strategy with an intensive and hands-on course in an engaging on-site learning environment. We upskill our course participants with a structured process for understanding dynamics of change, planning for alternative scenarios, and transitioning into futures-informed strategic decision-making.
Applied Strategic Foresight (London, UK)
London
CIFS COURSE
July 9-10
This course is being offered for the first time in the UK. Join us in London for an immersive learning experience. Learn how to bring futures thinking and foresight into strategy with an intensive and hands-on course in an engaging on-site learning environment.
Strategize like a Futurist (Online)
online with hyper island
HYPER ISLAND COURSE
| May 12 - Jun. 8 (Online) | May 15 - 16 (On-site)
Learn how to bring futures thinking and foresight into strategy with an enhanced and more flexible online learning journey in collaboration with our partners at Hyper Island (previously CIFS' live-online version of our Applied Strategic Foresight course).
Futures Thinking and Creativity (Online or Onsite)
Online / Copenhagen
HYPER ISLAND COURSE
| May 12 - Jun. 8 (Online) | May 15 - 16 (On-site)
Learn how to enhance your futures literacy to escape dominant narratives about the future and embrace new possibilities for action in collaboration with our partner at Hyper Island.
Futures and Foresight with AI (On-site)
Copenhagen
CIFS COURSE
Oct. 2-3
This ‘Futures & Foresight with AI’ course is designed to help you benefit from the capabilities of generative AI in foresight and drive radical futures-driven innovation. Through expert facilitation and hands-on learning, you will be equipped with the tools and insights needed to more effectively integrate AI into the field of foresight and for driving innovation.
Causal Layered Analysis Masterclass
Copenhagen
CIFS COURSE
Aug. 29
Learn how to navigate complex societal, organizational, and personal challenges by engaging with innovative futures frameworks. Through a combination of presentations, case studies, and hands-on activities, you will gain practical insights into how to use foresight methodologies for resolving conflicts, creating alternative futures, and shaping personal and professional trajectories.
Megatrends Masterclass (Online)
Online
CIFS COURSE
New dates coming soon!
This masterclass on Global Megatrends will provide a foundation to help you deepen and enhance how you think over the long-term about strategy & decision-making. We’ll provide you an overview of high-level driving forces of change and show you how to apply these in a structured manner to the problems your organisation is confronting.

Contact

Cerelia Melike Koktvedgaard Caesar
Junior Advisor
cmkc@cifs.dk
Cyrielle Walline Mathilde Mandrin
Junior Advisor
cwmm@cifs.dk
Luis Felipe Alvarez Vega
Junior Health Advisor
lfav@cifs.dk
Rodrigo Fernández García
Junior Advisor
rfg@cifs.dk
Emmelie Theisler
Junior Health Advisor
et@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Bogi Eliasen
Fellow
be@cifs.dk
+45 60 82 62 26
Tessa Finlev
Associated Partner
Terry Vrijenhoek, Dr.
Associated Partner
t.vrijenhoek@umcutrecht.nl
Lourdes Velasquez Cabrera
Associated Partner
lfvc@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
John Sanei
Associated Partner
hello@johnsanei.com
+45 33 11 71 76
John Hansen
Associated Partner
+45 33 11 71 76
Harriet Teare, Dr.
Associated Partner
Victor Zoega Sørensen
Research Assistant
vzs@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Thor Svanholm Gustavfson
Senior Advisor & Project Lead
tsv@cifs.dk
+45 28 77 47 97
Thomas Geuken
Associated Director
tg@cifs.dk
+45 28 10 08 38
Tamira Snell
Senior Advisor & Futurist
tsn@cifs.dk
+45 26 79 05 85
Simon Fuglsang Østergaard
Senior Advisor & Futurist
sio@cifs.dk
+45 31 26 83 26
Sean Pillot de Chenecey
Associated Partner
spdec@cifs.dk
+44 (0) 772 045 0163
Sara Frostig
Art Director
sf@cifs.dk
Peter Aadal Nielsen
Scientific Advisor
pan@cifs.dk
+45 31 52 55 93
Patrick Henry Gallen
Senior Advisor & Futurist
phg@cifs.dk
+45 50 20 48 34
Nikolaj Sveistrup
Associated Partner
ns@cifs.dk
+45 21 57 99 48
Nicklas Larsen
Senior Advisor & Head of Arts & Culture
nl@cifs.dk
+45 31 75 03 85
Nabil Ali Jaloud
Head of Business Development
naj@cifs.dk
+45 31 31 13 22
Morten Grønborg
Head of the Big History Project
mgr@cifs.dk
+45 50 45 00 35
Monika Volgyi
Advisor & Futurist
mov@cifs.dk
+45 31 15 75 91
Martin Kruse
Senior Advisor & Futurist
mkr@cifs.dk
+45 30 65 11 04
Manya Lind, PhD
Senior Advisor & Futurist
ml@cifs.dk
+45 29 93 31 88
Magdolna Klára Kovács
Junior Health Advisor
mkk@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Lovisa Volmarsson
Advisor & Futurist
lov@cifs.dk
+45 31 51 10 58
Kristian Mehlsen
Senior Advisor & Futurist, Head of Operations
kme@cifs.dk
+45 31 27 29 60
Klaus Æ. Mogensen
Associated Partner
klm@cifs.dk
+45 30 65 11 22
Karoline Sofie Lee
Junior Advisor
kfl@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Jonas Gissel Mikkelsen
Chief Impact Officer
jgm@cifs.dk
+45 21 76 55 64
Joe-Max Wakim
Vice Director of Health
jmw@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Jasmin Cramon
Advisor & Futurist
jac@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Helle Kallermann
CFO
hek@cifs.dk
+45 30 93 42 43
Hans Henrik Klestrup
Associated Partner
hhklestrup@icloud.com
+45 40 19 50 05
Gisela Eliasen
Associated Partner
gel@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Daria "Dasha" Krivonos
CEO & Futurist
dka@cifs.dk
+45 29 32 59 31
Claus Sneppen
Associated Partner
csn@cifs.dk
+45 26 21 12 21
Casper Skovgaard Petersen
Head of Publications
csp@cifs.dk
+45 42 53 32 13
Caitlin van Bommel
Publications Staff Writer
cvb@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
August Leo Liljenberg
Editor
aul@cifs.dk
+45 42 72 21 80
Aron Szpisjak
Head of Health
as@cifs.dk
+ 45 91 10 61 75
Anastasia Allanovna Rytkheu Nørager
Executive PA & Office Manager
ann@cifs.dk
+45 53 53 59 77
Adela Bisak
Advisor & Futurist
ab@cifs.dk
+45 33 11 71 76
Sofie Hvitved
Futurist & Senior Advisor, Head of Media
shv@cifs.dk
+45 20 77 01 44
Bugge Holm Hansen
Head of Innovation and Technology
bhh@cifs.dk
+45 30 23 01 70
Lasse Jonasson
Chief Foresight Officer
lj@cifs.dk
+45 53 66 00 40
Carsten Beck
Director & Futurist
cab@cifs.dk
+45 30 65 11 01
Søren Høyner
Web Coordinator
sth@cifs.dk
Toke Hanghøj
Head of Communication & PR
tot@cifs.dk
+45 26 25 80 44