Strategic Foresight For Sustainability
Practical foresight-driven program to navigate complexity and build sustainable business models for transformative impact.
The aim of the EDHEC Executive Education certificate program is to have participants consider the journey towards sustainable development in light of what it means to safeguard the planet based on known tipping points.
This program also allows participants to discover companies that have successfully transitioned to sustainable development or are at the forefront of developing solutions fit for the future. Finally, it creates a community of like-minded pioneers in the sustainable transition.
Next Cohort - March 12, 2025
Duration of the program - 5 weeks (12:00–1:30 pm CET)
Diploma Type - Strategic Foresight for Sustainability Executive Certificate
Language - English
Learning Objectives
Skills
- Scan for drivers of change and perform trend audits
- Build scenarios and scenario narratives
- Plan for business model transformation
- Apply a future-back strategizing approach
Knowledge
- Barriers to effective decision making under uncertainty
- How the nature of competitive advantage is changing
- How complex systems and systemic effects work
- How to develop and scale sustainability business models
Key Benefits
Key Benefits
- Identify key signals affecting your environment
- Turn these insights into actions across the short, medium and long term to build resilience
- Enhance your capacity to think, to act and to thrive
Program Structure
Program Structure
- Week 1: Identify positive & negative tipping points and their implications for the journey to sustainability
- Week 2: Explore diverse ways to navigate towards sustainability
- Week 3: Rethinking critical success factors of a sustainability-driven business model
- Week 4: Systematically develop alternative strategies that can robustly challenge industry norms
- Week 5: Prepare for executing through a consistent set of actions over time
Schedule
Schedule
Online sessions taking place from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM CET
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Session 1: 12 March, 2025
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Session 2: 19 March, 2025
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Session 3: 2 April, 2025
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Session 4: 9 April, 2025
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Session 5: 16 April, 2025
Admissions
Admissions
Pre-requisites :
- A minimum of three years of management experience recommended.
- Good command of working English
Participant profile :
- Functional leaders in private sector organizations with responsibility for execution of short and long-term sustainability goals
- Managers in public sector and third sector organizations facing disruptive changes in their environment with a strong sustainability focus
- Senior functional or divisional managers, consultants, researchers or scholars interested in the areas of strategy, transformation and innovation for sustainability
Contact [email protected] if you would like to register for the upcoming session.
Facilitators
Price
2025 prices
2 495€ VAT excluded, for the Standard version
3 495€ VAT excluded, for the Premium version, including 5 hours of project coaching*
Duration: 1 live session per week for 5 weeks (Standard), with an additional 5 hours of coaching to be used for up to 5 weeks after the course formally ends (Premium). The platform remains accessible for one year after course completion.
*Project coaching is available for groups of up to five participants from the same company or individuals seeking personalised guidance on strategic foresight. Each participant or group receives 5 flexible coaching hours to be used within 5 weeks after the course. For effective engagement, sessions should last at least 2 hours for groups & 1 hour for individuals.
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FAQ
Our Executive Management course is meticulously designed to equip managers, directors and executives with the essential tools and leadership capabilities to further their careers. At EDHEC Executive Education, our short programmes and certificates are designed to offer tangible and practical insights into the complex field of strategic foresight and innovation and help you thrive under uncertainty to be future ready.
Executive education is a valuable asset for managers and executives seeking to strengthen their business acumen, exercise influential leadership, sharpen their global business perspective and acquire essential tools to play a central role in a company's growth. At EDHEC, our executive education programmes are key to enabling participants to effectively analyse and strategise in an ever-changing business world.
In today's dynamic business landscape, new business models, changing ways of working and rapid advances in technology are reshaping even the most enduring markets and industries. SFEC plays a central role in equipping executives with the essential tools and leadership skills needed not only to compete, but also to drive innovation, foster transformation and create sustainable value in a context of constant change.
By integrating these elements, leaders acquire the vision and adaptability they need not only to navigate, but also to anticipate and take advantage of the changing global environment, thereby ensuring the long-term success of their companies.
