Futures Thinking, Trends and Transformations (5 op)

Are you curious about future and how it might effect business? In this course you get to analyse the future’s trends, innovate ideas for business transformations for the future, and provide solutions for how to adapt to and benefit from the future changes.

This course is part of Haaga-Helia UAS’ study offering.

Key words

trends, future, business, innovate

Enrollment ended

Enroll for this course on Peppi/Pakki. You can find the course with code TOU011AS3AE-3002.

Schedule

Enrollment period: 15th of May – 23th of May 2024

Late enrollment: 3rd of June – 16th of August

Schedule: 19th of August – 13th of December 2024 | Independent virtual studies

Learning platform: Haaga-Helia’s Moodle, log in with Haaga-Helia user ID | If you do not have active Haaga-Helia user ID, you will receive it after the enrollment period.

Course content

This course consist of:

  •  Pre-assignment
    • Personal expectations and goals for the module
  • Part 1: Industry, trends and scenarios
    • Future orientation and trend analysis. Application of an innovative development method to selected trends and scenario planning in the chosen industry.
  • Part 2: Letter from the future
    • Transformation description of how the trends and transformation will shape the chosen industry: business opportunities and possibilities
  • Post-assignment
    • Evaluation of own learning and goals reached during the module

Upon completion of the course, the student is able to:

  • understand the importance of future orientation and trend watching for the success of businesses and individuals
  • research the most important technologies, global events and big ideas that are shaping the future to discover new possibilities and opportunities for doing business
  • apply innovative development methods to futures thinking and scenario planning in a chosen industry
  • describe the different stages and key steps of the transformation process
  • innovate ideas for business transformations for the future and provide solutions and scenarios for how to adapt to and benefit from the future changes
  • set goals (preassignment) and evaluate learning in the module (post-assignment)

A more detailed course description can be read in the Haaga-Helia’s Study Guide.

Teachers

Annika Konttinen (Haaga-Helia), Anu Seppänen (Haaga-Helia)

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