Strategic Foresight for Leaders™

Everything is changing. Stay one step ahead.

Make confident decisions in the face of uncertainty. Anticipate change and capture emerging opportunities. Create options, deepen resilience, and drive success.

Gain the confidence to lead in a rapidly changing world with this custom workshop.

Find and analyse signals from the future to be prepared for whatever lies ahead. Identify megatrends and their impact so you don’t get caught off-guard. Build scenarios to anticipate change, adapt early, and maximise opportunity.

Facilitated by renowned foresight practitioner Melissa Clark-Reynolds ONZM, you’ll use research-backed methodologies and frameworks to build your own futurist skill set, tailored to designed to your company’s specific context and challenges.

Throughout the day, Melissa will unravel the powerful forces that shape our future, empowering you to make informed decisions and seize emerging opportunities. Not only will you leave with a clearer understanding of your organisation’s future, you’ll gain tangible tools and techniques to remain ahead of the curve.

What attendees say

"A must-attend for anyone looking to envision or have an impact on the future." — Finn Shewell, creator of Supermesh and customer lifecycle specialist at Hnry

"If you get a chance to do this workshop, do it." — Belinda Price, Director, Taranaki Veterinary Centre

"Good strategy development requires a great understanding of the world around us and the many potential futures. This course sets the scene, provides the skills and is wonderfully facilitated." — Darrin Bull, Chief Strategy and Enablement Officer, FMG

“Be ready for a session to stretch your mind and challenge what you think you know about how to prepare for the future. Melissa’s energy and knowledge is inspiring and contagious!" Caroline Ovenstone, CEO, Alpine Energy

WHO SHOULD DO THIS

This custom programme is for teams that are driving innovation or strategy within your organisation.

Whether you're involved in tech, product design, strategy, community activism, or work within local or central government, this experience is tailored to empower you with foresight skills.

WHAT YOU’LL TAKE AWAY

During the workshop, you’ll dive into:

The significance of foresight and futures work
Identifying and using signals of change
How to identify and understand the drivers of change
Different approaches to scenario design and when to use them
Effective use of metaphors in communicating future scenarios
Cultivating curiosity, collaboration, and openness

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About Melissa Clark-Reynolds ONZM

Melissa Clark-Reynolds is best known as a foresight practitioner and professional director, with over 25 years’ experience as an entrepreneur and strategist.

She has been CEO of a number of technology companies and is an active board member for a number of organisations, including Alpine Energy and Atkins Ranch — the first lamb producer in the world to achieve both Global Animal Partnership Step-4 accreditation and Non-GMO Project verification.

She was previously deputy chair of Radio NZ, a member of the Ministry for Primary Industries Primary Growth Partnership’s Independent Advisory Panel, and the first independent director of Beef + Lamb New Zealand — the industry organisation representing New Zealand's sheep and beef farmers.

Melissa also previously chaired Little Yellow Bird which makes ethical clothing and has recently moved into the circular economy by converting unused clothing into fabric for reuse.

She delivers strategy and foresight advice with a number of organisations in the sector, including Kotahi, BioSecurityNZ and the Department of Conservation.

Melissa has attended the Te Hono Bootcamp at Stanford University twice, trained as a foresight practitioner with The Institute For The Future in Palo Alto and studied with Clayton Christiansen in his approach to disruptive innovation through Harvard Business School.

In 2015 she was named Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in recognition for her services to technology.

Melissa keeps bees and tweets as @HoneyBeeGeek.