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    Building Tomorrow: Innovation Meets Strategic Foresight

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    19 nov. 2025
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    Lena and Eli explore how to shift from reactive thinking to proactive future-building, combining strategic foresight tools with systematic innovation approaches to create lasting competitive advantage.

    Building Tomorrow: Innovation Meets Strategic Foresight

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    “

    The future isn't something that just happens to us—we actively shape it through our choices and actions today. Instead of projecting forward from where we are now, start by envisioning where you want to be in ten years and work backward.

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    innovative thinking and future-focused strategies

    Voix des présentateurs
    Lenaplay
    Eliplay
    Sources de connaissances
    Lead from the Future
    Portfolio Life
    The Strategic Foresight Book - IFRC Solferino Academy
    link
    https://solferinoacademy.com/the-strategic-foresight-book/
    Strategic Foresight Toolkit for Resilient Public Policy
    link
    https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/foresight-toolkit-for-resilient-public-policy_bcdd9304-en.html
    Ten Types of Innovation
    An Innovation Culture That Gets Results
    link
    https://www.bcg.com/publications/2023/innovation-culture-strategy-that-gets-results

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    1

    Opening & Setting the Stage

    0:00
    0:13
    0:27
    2

    Topic Introduction & Source Material Setup

    0:37
    0:55
    1:16
    1:35
    3

    Breaking Free from Short-Term Thinking

    1:49
    2:07
    2:27
    2:44
    4

    Strategic Foresight Meets Systematic Innovation

    3:04
    1:35
    3:41
    4:03
    5

    Building Future-Ready Capabilities

    4:25
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    4:59
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    Creating Innovation Ecosystems

    5:34
    5:49
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    6:22
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    Practical Applications & Listener Takeaways

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