Building Future Ready Organisations

This immersive and hands-on one-day class transports participants to a version of Skåne in 2035, where teams from speculative future organizations will examine their journeys toward creating truly future-minded cultures. Set within a shared regional ecosystem, participants will explore how different organizations faced similar challenges but developed unique approaches to cultural transformation.

Working from this future vantage point, teams will draw on skills as both organizational historians and embedded futurists—looking back at the critical decisions, pivotal moments, and cultural adaptations that shaped their success, while also examining emerging challenges that still lie ahead.

Through collaborative exercises, teams will map their transformation across six key dimensions: people and mindset, language and communication, tools and knowledge, space and experience, rules and norms, and networks and ecosystems. The class culminates with the creation of tangible artifacts that represent these evolved organizational cultures—from internal communications and policy documents to strategic roadmaps and innovation protocols.

This perspective-shifting approach provides fresh insights into present-day transformation opportunities while building practical skills for cultural evolution. Participants will leave with concrete strategies for embedding future-readiness throughout their organizations, along with a deeper understanding of how different elements of organizational culture interact within regional ecosystems.

For whom?

This class suits professionals with an understanding of and interest in foresight and who want to build a durable culture of futuring and future-mindedness in organizations or groups. Please note that you need to be employed/self-employed and based in Skåne to be able to join this class.

Practical information

• Date and time: Mars 25, 9 AM-3PM
• Location: Media Evolution, Malmö
• Language: English
• Level: Basic understanding of foresight concepts are preferable
• Cost: The class is free of charge for professionals within cultural and creative roles, but seats are limited. You need to be employed and based in Skåne to be able to register.

Scott Smith is co-founder and managing partner of Changeist, with twenty years of experience in futures, strategy and innovation. He has consulted to global institutions including SWIFT, UNICEF, UNDP, The Royal Society, and Dubai Future Foundation, plus major brands like BBC, The New York Times Company, ASOS, Samsung, and Comcast. He helped create and lead Dubai Future Academy's Strategic Foresight program and led courses at Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development. A Visiting Research Fellow at the University of South Australia, he is author of "How to Future" (2020) and co-author of "Future Cultures" (2023).

Susan Cox-Smith is co-founder and partner at Changeist, consulting on futures projects for organizations including ADCB, AXA, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Nesta, and National Lottery Fund. She led design and delivery of a public workshop platform exploring feminist futures for IWDA, and has provided research and narrative development for international exhibitions and immersive experiences. She oversees Changeist's capacity building workshops, developing futuring skills for leaders from Microsoft, Netflix, Wells Fargo, and NASA JPL. A Visiting Research Fellow at the University of South Australia, she is co-author of "Future Cultures" (2023).

How to register

Press the “Sign me up!” button at the top of the page and fill out the registration form on Eventbrite, it takes approximately 10 minutes to complete.

The class is free of charge thanks to funding from the European Social Fund – therefore we need to collect statistics and personal information about all participants and their organisations.

To be able to participate, you need to be employed or self employed and based in Skåne. Students or unemployed persons cannot participate, unfortunately.

Once you have registered your interest, we from Media Evolution will contact you shortly to ask an authorized signatory from your company to sign a certificate that confirms your participation. Once the certificate is signed, your seat is confirmed.

You are now enrolled in our competence development program and will get the opportunity to connect with other like minded professionals as well as get regular updates on what’s happening in Media Evolutions community. Looking forward to having you with us!

This class is part of Create, Adapt, Sustain – a project that supports creative professionals in Skåne to strengthen digital skills, leadership and Futures thinking. It is run by Media Evolution in collaboration with Region Skåne and The City of Malmö with funding from the European Social Fund.