Graduate Studies
Strategic Foresight and Innovation (MDes)
This innovative program teaches students design thinking skills to enhance business success, positively impact society and manage organizational change. Emphasis is placed on teaching complex problem finding, framing and solving to create sustainable futures. Students work on leading innovation with people from a diverse range of backgrounds including entrepreneurs, social scientists, artists, designers and engineers.
Strategic Foresight and Innovation (MDes)
Alejandra Farías
“As a designer turned strategist with a passion for sustainability, my research project, was not only an academic endeavour, but also a passion project of mine. Motivated by the broad respect and love for the planet and its animals, human and... More”
Strategic Foresight and Innovation (MDes)
Laurissa Barnes-Roberts
“I’m a socially-minded professional who enjoys exploring complex problems through foresight, systemic thinking and a passion for inclusion. For my final research project, I use a systemic lens to explore power and maltreatment in Canadian sports. ”
Strategic Foresight and Innovation (MDes)
Trevor Bell
“Trevor is a product designer and futurist who strives ask dangerous questions, and plan for an inclusive and accessible future. ”
Strategic Foresight and Innovation (MDes)
Amy Morrell
“*Simplify the complex to make space for possibility* - this has been my approach to the work I do and in leading teams to success for the past 20+ years. It is an approach enabled by an inclusive mindset, steeped in learning and creativity,... More”
Strategic Foresight and Innovation (MDes)
Justine De Ridder
“My co-authored research project explores knowledge sharing in organizations through a foresight and systems lens and proposes strategic recommendations to enable a culture of learning. ”
Strategic Foresight and Innovation (MDes)
Alexis Tennent
“A recent survey revealed that most people do not think about the far future. Most respondents rarely or never thought 30 years into the future, and about 27% rarely or never think even five years ahead (Institute for the Future, 2017). This has... More”
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