Nice to meet you.
You will learn directly from the team behind the Natural Foresight methodology bringing you a combined 70 years of applied foresight experience.
Frank Spencer, MA
Co-Founder & Creative Director, TFSX / Creator, Natural Foresight® Framework
Frank introduces the philosophical foundations and applied methods that make Natural Foresight unique. Throughout his career, Frank has worked as a leadership coach and developer with entrepreneurs, social communities, networking initiatives, and SMEs, helping them in areas such as development, innovation, and networking. He holds a Master of Arts in Strategic Foresight from Regent University. With a strong background in both business and academic foresight, Frank was the creator and lead instructor of The Futures Institute: Shaping The Future Now at Duke University’s Talent Identification Program Institute, teaching students to use Futures Thinking and foresight to develop transformative solutions to grand challenges (2010, 2011). He has worked on Strategic Foresight projects for companies such as Kraft, Mars, Marriott, and The Walt Disney Company. He is a prolific speaker, having delivered presentations to groups and conferences around the globe for over the last 20 years. Frank holds memberships in World Futures Society (WFS) and Association for Professional Futurists (APF).
Featured Publications
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- Spencer, F. (2018). Wicked opportunities: Seven shifts in the age of opportunity. Rotman Management Magazine. Harvard Business Publishing.
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- Spencer, F., & Salvatico, Y.M. (2015). Creating stories of change: Reframing causal layered analysis as narrative transformation. In S. Inayatullah & I. Milojević (Eds.), CLA 2.0: Transformative research in theory and practice. Tamkang University Press.
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- Spencer, F. (2013, November 20). Why predicting trends doesn’t help prepare for the future. Fast Company.
Yvette Montero Salvatico, MBA
Co-Founder & Managing Director, TFSX
Yvette, has over 15 years of corporate experience with large, multi-national firms such as Kimberly-Clark and The Walt Disney Company. Her background was in finance, and before co-founding TFSX, she led the effort to establish the Future Workforce Insights division at the Walt Disney Company, identifying future workforce trends and leveraging foresight models and techniques to assess potential threats and impacts, emerging ideas, and exciting opportunities for the organization. With membership in organizations such as Society For Human Resource Management (SHRM), Association for Talent Development (ATD), Association for Professional Futurists (APF), and World Futures Society (WFS), Yvette is an experienced and polished speaker, leadership coach, and consultant, addressing large audiences and organizations on topics such as business policy, talent, work, diversity, career management, strategy, innovation, foresight, and Futures Thinking.
Featured Publications
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- Salvatico, Y.M., Spencer IV, F.W. (2019). Disney’s Workforce of the Future: From HR Initiative to Organizational Culture. In: Schreiber, D.A., Berge, Z.L. (eds) Futures Thinking and Organizational Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
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- Spencer, F., & Salvatico, Y.M. (2018, May 1). Creating value in a “postnormal” world. Rotman Management Magazine, 91. Harvard Business Publishing.
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- Salvatico, Y. M. (2015). The Futurist Leader. TD at Work. Association for Talent Development.
Nicole Baker Rosa, MA
Head of Human Design & Development / Professional Foresight Certification Lead, TFSX
Nicole architects the conditions in which people and organizations become more capable, connected, and future-empowered. Drawing on her foundation as an interpersonal communication scholar, she designs progressive learning experiences, facilitates culture change, and builds the organizational trust that makes meaningful development possible. With over a decade of foresight expertise, including work with Dell, Metro de Santiago, and national library systems, she is recognized as a skilled speaker and thought leader whose approach blends the science of how people learn with the art of how people connect. Before joining TFSX, Nicole worked in higher education, focusing on student engagement, program development, and industry certification — experience she drew on to help establish the Professional Foresight Certification in Natural Foresight, a milestone for the field of Strategic Foresight. Nicole holds a Master of Arts in Interpersonal Communication and Diversity Certificates from the University of Central Florida as well as a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations from the University of Florida. She is a published author in foresight textbooks and industry journals such as Organizational Change Management, contributing research on generational perceptions in the workplace and organizational communication dynamics. Nicole holds membership in the Association for Professional Futurists (APF), National Communication Association (NCA), the Greater Orlando Organization Development Network (GOOD), and EPIC (Ethnography).
Featured Publications
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- Baker Rosa, N., Bowers, A. (2024). Turning Darkness into Light: Metro de Santiago’s Scenario-Based Approach to Creating Interconnected Opportunities. In: Schreiber, D.A., L. Berge, Z. (eds) Futures Thinking and Organizational Policy, Volume 2. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
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- Baker Rosa, N.M., Hastings SO (2018), “Managing Millennials: looking beyond generational stereotypes”. Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 31 No. 4 pp. 920–930.
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- Baker Rosa, N., & Hastings, S. O. (2016). “Texting in their pockets”: Millennials and rule violations in the hospitality industry. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 29, 33–40.