Modular and adaptive
The actual Actionable Futures framework (v 1.0) contains 10 methods in 3 phases, but the proper setup and follow-up phases are essential for the success and therefore included.
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What is the playground like? Who or what are the ideas, products or companies we are competing with?
Who are the actors in our playgound? Who gets to decide, and who drives change?
What are the trends and forces driving the change?
Remember when things go so bad we prepared to write our own eulogy? What was it like? Why?
Imagine we nearly screwed it up along the way? What could possibly go wrong?
How did we turn threats into victories? What were the most important turning points that saved us, and how?
Write down the ideas for the futures we want to arrive in. These act as seeds for concepts and can be as wild as you’d like.
What does the optimal future look like? How about a one star version of it? What does success look like at each stage?
Map your five-star futures on this chart. Which ones are important to your future? Which are high value and low cost?
North star is an amalgamation of the optimal future. What would optimal future look like?
How to run AFT?
Getting started
The Actionable Futures Toolkit process or methods can be run in various ways. All parts can be executed over a long intensive day, or over several days session, one task each, but here are some general guidelines for your workshops.
1/ Participants
The AFT works the best with a large-ish diverse group around 6-10 people. For larger groups we usually run the premeditated visionary installment.
2/ Way of working
The AFT is intended to be run as round robin — meaning at the end of canvas, each group presents their findings briefly, and continues to work on the next canvas / topic.
3/ Equipment
Printed AFT canvases or empty flip charts, post-it notes, sharpies and tape. The usual stuff. A sufficient wall space for putting up the canvases or flipboards.
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