Futurology

Making Choices for Tomorrow Strategy isn't just about the present—it's about envisioning and preparing for the future.

Embrace a Changing World In our rapidly evolving landscape, fuelled by changes, adaptation is key. History shows that change is inevitable, and those who adapt swiftly remain relevant.

Explore Scenarios In any industry, organisation or profession, the likelihood of business as usual in five years is slim. While we can't predict the future, we can explore possibilities. Our workshop on scenario planning will equip you with the tools to visualise potential futures, identify strategies, and reflect on the different scenarios

Shape Your Future With a clear vision of the future, the next step is knowing how to respond. If one scenario stands out, you have the power to pursue and nurture it.

From Vision to Action Once you've mapped your future and understood its implications, you design your strategy from the future back to the present

Join Us! Sign up for our Futurology Workshop and start transforming your strategic vision into actionable plans for success!

This CPD course is designed for health professionals (doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, nursing associates, healthcare assistants) particularly interested in the future of the profession and/or current professional concepts in terms of care provision, management, and the organisation of care.

What will I learn?

You will develop strategic, creative and proactive thinking skills, experience the importance of foresight, understand how to anticipate and prepare for future events, create realistic visions of the future, identify actionable recommendations for the desired future and develop transformative ideas.

During the course participants develop strategic, creative and proactive thinking skills, experience the importance of foresight, use a foresight lens to anticipate and prepare for future events and scenarios., understand the dynamics of ecological systems, create immersive, detailed and realistic visions of the future, identify actionable recommendations for the desired future to materialise and develop transformative ideas.

By the end of the workshop, the participant can:

• Identify and cluster emerging trends and macro developments relevant to their organisation, profession domain or concept/topic of interest, using the STEEP categories (social, technological, ecological, economic, political).
• Map impacts from main trends and developments.
• Create an individual story line based on the STEEP categories and their impacts.
• Co-create futures scenarios/ narratives based on impacts.
• Critically reflect on how their organisation, profession, domain, or concept could transform in the future: (1) most important visions of the future, (2) timeline visions of the future.

Entry criteria

As the workshop is delivered within the School of Health and Social Care, the primary focus is on the future for health and social care. The target audience includes NHS staff from practitioners to management level. Additionally, alternative/independent/private health practitioners/organisations, education/educators, policy makers, police, councils, logistics, innovation sciences, government will find it appropriate. Researchers will also benefit as there is a growing interest in futurology as a research method.

Course dates and duration

This course is available as a one-day in person training. Your desired date will be agreed on request, with availability between September 2026 - May 2027.

Delivery mode

One-day in-person workshop at Sighthill campus.

Cost

The cost for this one-day course is £350 (2026).

Payment by invoice

If you need to raise an invoice to pay for your place via your Trust, please email cpd_shsc@napier.ac.uk with the date and course title and the names of all those you'd like to register. We will then contact you with a PO number to quote on your invoice.

Enquiries

For more information or if you have any specific questions about this course please email cpd_shsc@napier.ac.uk.