Global Foresight Advisory Council (GFAC)

Certified Foresight Practitioners help make the future feel tangible.👍🏽 Natural Foresight® certification provides support as you: ➡️Facilitate trust as a thought leader and futures storyteller in your industry. ➡️Gain consensus to unlock resources for forward-thinking initiatives. ➡️Guide teams to pave tactical pathways toward preferable futures. Important Dates: 📅 Application Deadline: December 15th 📚 Testing Window: December 1st - February 15th 🔗 Apply Now: https://lnkd.in/gU3i-AxX #CertifiedForesightPractitioner #ForesightSkills #CareerAdvancement #ForesightLeadership #ApplyNow #FuturesReady

🎉 Let's celebrate our newest Certified Foresight Practitioners! Justin Heesakker, Shehreen Johnson (she/her), Daniel Montgomery, Petya Parvanova, Sarah Jackson, Mashaal Ahmed, CPTD, CPTM, SHRM-SCP, Julienne Torres-Hinds, Chris Forbes, Elise DeCola, Jo Self, Jessica Stefano, Eric D. Zinyengere, Nicholas Labuschagne, Michael LaMagna, Hisham Soliman, Elias Ayoub, and Vladimir Ivanov. 🌟 Your dedication, hard work, and commitment to excellence in your field are truly commendable. We’re so happy to celebrate the milestone you've reached in your professional journey. Your applied knowledge will not only elevate your own careers, but will contribute to the advancement of your respective fields. Here's to continued success and growth as you fuel your lives with foresight! Learn more about how you can pursue certification here: https://lnkd.in/gU3i-AxX #CertificationSuccess #ProfessionalAchievement #CertifiedForesightPractitioner #ForesightCertification

Join us for an immersive, profound conversation with Dr. Lyla June Johnston on future generations, ancestral futuring, and humanity as an ongoing keystone species. Dr. Lyla June Johnston, an Indigenous musician, author, and community organizer of Diné (Navajo), Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), and European lineages, brings her unique blend of Human Ecology, Indigenous Pedagogy, and traditional worldviews to this enlightening event. Her work has inspired audiences worldwide towards personal, collective, and ecological healing. 📅 Date: 6-November 🕒 Time: 2PM ET Don't miss this opportunity to engage with Dr. Lyla June's visionary insights on creating a sustainable and harmonious future for all. #LylaJune #AncestralFuturing #KeystoneSpecies #EcologicalHealing #CommunityOrganizer #IndigenousWisdom

🚀 On August 14th at 9 AM ET, join us for a captivating GFAC Live! event featuring the Federal Foresight Advocacy Alliance (FFAA) Chairs: Robin Champ, Kara Cunzeman, and Suzette Brooks Masters. Explore the crucial need for a U.S. Office of Strategic Foresight and how proactive foresight practices can bolster America's strategic posture. Gain insights into FFAA’s mission, the significance of preparedness, anticipation, and imagination, and discover how you can contribute to shaping America's strategic future. 🆓 Register for the FREE event here: https://lnkd.in/gPvqzVcg #StrategicForesight #FFAA #FuturesThinking #Resilience #ProactiveForesight #ShapeTheFuture

🌟This week, we’re excited to announce our final new addition to the GFAC, Kelsey Volkmann! 💗 Kelsey’s purpose is to lead with love, curiosity, and enthusiasm to design better futures. 🚀 She collaborates with teams to build more equitable futures through design innovation and foresight at Edward Jones, a Fortune 350 financial services firm. As a Senior Design Lead, she works to make financial services accessible to more people. 🎤 "I love partnering with my fellow GFAC members to democratize futures, including for our May 1 women + foresight panel," she says. "We use storytelling and our imaginations to dream of what can be and take action today to pull the futures we want toward us." 💡Fun fact! Kelsey is originally from the same hometown as Mr. Rogers, so her claim to fame is that she’s from Mr. Rogers’ actual neighborhood. Welcome to the Council, Kelsey! 🌟 #GFAC #DesignInnovation #Foresight #EquitableFutures #Welcome

🌟We’re thrilled to introduce another one of our newest GFAC members, Jenny Dinnen! 🚀Jenny is the Co-Owner and President of MacKenzie Corporation, a second-generation family-owned business specializing in Consumer Insights. 👭Jenny and her twin sister, Katie, also recently launched Next Gen Collaborative, a platform dedicated to empowering family business leaders to find their voice and shape their legacy. 🎤 “Being introduced to the world of Strategic Foresight and Futures thinking has truly been transformational for me (both professionally and personally). While I have always thought and dreamed in possibilities I didn’t know that there was an entire discipline, methodology, and community of like minded individuals that I could be connected with and learn from. The GFAC is such a gift to be connected with others from across the world, who are challenging the norms, re-imagining new possibilities and proactively looking to democratize the future. This should be something (futures literacy) that not only those at the top of companies and governments should have access to, we need everyone educated on and thinking about new possible futures.” Welcome to the Council, Jenny! ✨ #GFAC #FamilyBusiness #ForesightCommunity #FutureLeadership

🌟 Help us in welcoming one of our newest GFAC members, Gianluca Gambatesa! 🚀 Gianluca is the Director of Innovation at All Star Teams in Italy. His expertise lies in collaboration dynamics, strategy, and futures. 💡 He's also the co-author of Horizons Bricks®, a future method developed in partnership with -skopìa, a startup led by the UNESCO Chair in Anticipatory Systems. 🎤 "Being part of GFAC allows me to meet people from the most diverse sectors, all linked by an interest and a huge curiosity for the future. What excites me the most about my role is the chance to connect different voices and imaginaries, making space for experimentation." Welcome to the Council, Gianluca! 🌟 #GFAC #Innovation #FuturesLeadership

Join the Federal Foresight Advocacy Alliance (FFAA) Co-Chairs Robin Champ, Kara Cunzeman, and Suzette Brooks Masters as they delve into the pressing need for the establishment of a U.S. Office of Strategic Foresight. This panel will provide background on FFAA's mission to enhance the United States' strategic posture through proactive foresight practices. The co-chairs will share their personal motivations behind joining forces to champion this cause and emphasize the critical role of preparedness, anticipation, and imagination in shaping a resilient and competitive nation. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how you can contribute to shaping America's strategic future. This session is hosted by the Global Foresight Advisory Council (GFAC). Serving on the GFAC: Dr. Hussien Al-Wedyan, Julian Bulgheroni, Shiela R. Castillo Ⓥ, Zan Chandler, Jenny Dinnen, Diane Edwards, Bárbara Ferrer Lanz, Gianluca Gambatesa, Engr. Timothy Jaiyeoba (PMP, CCP, SMC, CFP), John McCabe, Kelsey Volkmann

❓Are you ready to take the next step in your foresight career? ❓Are you looking for a new toolkit to help boost your foresight skills? ❓Are you ready to embody a futurist mindset? If so, it's time to become a Certified Foresight Practitioner! Our next testing window begins May 1st, so there’s no time to waste. Get started on earning your credential today: https://lnkd.in/gU3i-AxX Testing window runs from May 1st to July 15th, with applications closing on May 15th. Don’t wait to give your foresight career an exciting boost! #CertifiedForesightPractitioner #TFSX #ForesightToolkit #ShapeTheFuture #ForesightCareer #FuturistMindset #ForesightSkills #FutureReady #StrategicForesight #ProfessionalDevelopment #ForesightTraining #ForesightCertification

✨Enhancing Women’s Leadership In and Through Foresight You won't want to miss this inspiring and educational GFAC Live! event coming May 1st, dedicated to highlighting women’s leadership and feminist futures. Our esteemed panelists and GFAC members Zan Chandler, Bárbara Ferrer Lanz, and Kelsey Volkmann, along with host Thays Prado, will share personal insights and delve into the importance of fostering inclusive, intersectional spaces and creating educational opportunities for women in foresight. Register now for this FREE event, and let us know what topics you're eager to explore with our speakers: https://lnkd.in/g3V6W9Cv Join us as we dive into #FeministFutures and celebrate #WomensLeadership in foresight and beyond! Don't miss out on this empowering event! #GFACLive #FemalesWhoFuture #IntersectionalFeminism #WomenInForesight