At TFSX, we also believe mindsets must be reframed in order to bring about sustainable and regenerative change, and the 23 skills and qualities that make up the Inner Development Goals are the same skills that are needed to be a rigorous futures thinker. In fact, Natural Foresight®, which is built upon principles of complexity science, provides the practical context toward the implementation and evolution of the IDGs.
Beyond recognizing that an increasingly complex environment is a natural and organic sign of maturity, researchers and professionals are realizing that complexity is the seedbed of unlimited human creativity. This generative idea reframes our view of complexity from being a force that opposes progress to one that enables us to unearth creative solutions to our greatest challenges. Much like an ever-growing canvas, accelerating complexity is giving us more space on which to paint an unending series of unique masterpieces.
Underpinned by the concept of cascading S-curves and complex adaptive cycles, NFF is commonly presented in four facets or phases which can be leveraged more holistically and organically than a process involving linear and ordered steps. Depending on the need or where a user may find themselves at any given point in time, the phases and tools within NFF can be deployed either together or independently, as well as in any order.
Throughout this course, we will demonstrate how the tools within each Natural Foresight facet can be leveraged to strengthen the traits and skills highlighted within the Inner Development Goals framework.
