Thank you for sharing John. I greatly appreciate the visual quality and simplicity of your models /visuals. Inspiring. It's not often we experience such well designed, simple and clear visualizations.
I'm pretty novice to Foresight though, but one question has always been poking at me which I hope I could ask? What is the accountability of a Foresight program? I can see how it can show versions of the future, influence discussions, decision making and scenarios. But do you hold it accountable or evaluate it in some way?
Hi Helge, thank you for the comment and your kind words. Foresight should be evaluated in light of the organization's ambition (per the framework) and specific goals—in other words, the degree to which the activity is helping the organization pursue its ambition and realize its goals. One way of measuring this would be through qualitative analysis of stakeholder sentiment (e.g, do leaders feel they are more/less prepared for the future, does foresight inform decision-making, does foresight facilitate greater strategic coherence over time, etc.). A second method would be to evaluate the efficacy of specific initiatives (e.g., what are the effects of systemic interventions, how is the organization performing relative to transformation goals, etc.). And a third would be to measure leading indicators, like the time devoted to foresight, stakeholders involved, etc. I hope this helps!
Thank you for sharing John. I greatly appreciate the visual quality and simplicity of your models /visuals. Inspiring. It's not often we experience such well designed, simple and clear visualizations.
I'm pretty novice to Foresight though, but one question has always been poking at me which I hope I could ask? What is the accountability of a Foresight program? I can see how it can show versions of the future, influence discussions, decision making and scenarios. But do you hold it accountable or evaluate it in some way?
Hi Helge, thank you for the comment and your kind words. Foresight should be evaluated in light of the organization's ambition (per the framework) and specific goals—in other words, the degree to which the activity is helping the organization pursue its ambition and realize its goals. One way of measuring this would be through qualitative analysis of stakeholder sentiment (e.g, do leaders feel they are more/less prepared for the future, does foresight inform decision-making, does foresight facilitate greater strategic coherence over time, etc.). A second method would be to evaluate the efficacy of specific initiatives (e.g., what are the effects of systemic interventions, how is the organization performing relative to transformation goals, etc.). And a third would be to measure leading indicators, like the time devoted to foresight, stakeholders involved, etc. I hope this helps!
Thank you John. Appreciate the time and feedback. It makes sense. Helps me understand it better :)