Thriving in Change – Collaborative Foresight for Cultural and Creative org

This extended course invites you to apply Collaborative Foresight – a community-based approach to futures thinking and strategic and transformative organisational development. You will learn methods, frameworks and practical tools to anticipate change, imagine and rehearse different futures, and shape strategies for resilient and impactful organisations.

By combining hands-on exercises with collective reflection and sharing, we will identify drivers, trends and signals of change, build scenarios of possible futures, reframe perspectives, envision preferable futures and uncover strategies for shaping change. Together, we will experiment with ways to strengthen our organisations’ capacity to thrive in times of uncertainty and transformation.

For whom?

The course is open to professionals and creatives in Skåne from across the cultural and creative industries, as well as those applying creative skills in other sectors. We welcome participants from independent creatives and small companies, public organisations, enterprises, associations and foundations – anyone with a will and mandate to connect foresight to their organisation’s mission, vision and strategy. 

This course is for both organisations as well as individual entrepreneurs and freelancers with a Swedish organisation number. There is a cap of maximum of two participants from each organisation.

What you will learn

• A solid grounding in Collaborative Foresight as an approach  to strategic, organisational and creative development.
• Practical exercises in signal scanning, scenario building, strategic reflection and envisioning desirable futures.
• Hands-on experience working with key methods and frameworks, including the Futures Cone, Scenario Planning, Causal Layered Analysis and the Three Horizons framework.
• Insights into your organisation’s relationship to change that can inform strategic and organisational development.
• Ways of engaging others within and outside of your organisation to Collaborative Foresight and futures thinking to strengthen resilience, partnerships and creativity.
• You will receive a certificate upon completion of the course.
  
  

Course leader

The course will be led by Reeta Hafner, Foresight lead at Media Evolution, drawing on our long experience in supporting teams and groups work with the future and change. Media Evolution’s approach to foresight, Collaborative Foresight, is inclusive, open-source and evolving – connecting insights from across industries and sectors, and turning them into strategies for positive change.

Practical information

• Format: Four full day sessions at Media Evolution, with individual work between sessions. To participate, you need to be able to attend all course sessions.
• Dates:  Jan 16, Jan 30, Feb 13, Feb 27, 2026. All course sessions run from 09:00–15:30.
• Place: In-person at Media Evolution, Stora Varvsgatan 6A Malmö
• Costs: The course is free of charge thanks to funding from the European Social Fund. All participants report the time they invest in the course. Media Evolution helps with all the practical aspects of this.
• Language: The course will be held in English
• Level: No prior knowledge required
• Preparation: Before the first session, participants will need to complete a short survey and a pre-assignment to map their organisation’s needs for foresight

How to Register

• Press the “Sign me up!” button at the top of the page and leave your registration of interest
• We from Media Evolution will contact you shortly to collect additional information about your company or organization
• An authorized signatory will then be asked to sign a certificate that confirms your participation. Once the certificate is signed, your seat is confirmed.

Feel free to contact hedvig@mediaevolution.se if you have any questions regarding the registration of interest and the course.

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