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    Programme below. Programme as PDF. Evaluation principles, contact information etc are in course syllabus (click label in the upper right corner). Session slides will be published in Materials section after each morning session. Visiting professionals may not share their materials.

    Course programme

    Week 1
    Tue 2.11.21
    9:15-12 Intro to the course. Principles of foresight. How to start foresight process.
    13-max 16 Visiting professionals: Natalia Moreira about consumers and circular economy
    Thu 4.11.21
    9:15-12 Literature session
    13-16 Optional tutoring

    Week 2
    Tue 9.11.21
    9:15-12 Insight development in different contexts
    13-max 16 Visiting professionals: Eeva Raitio about commercial product design foresight
    Thu 11.11.21
    9:15-12 Online workshop on working with signals and creating industry specific insights with Eeva Raitio
    13-16 Optional tutoring

    Week 3
    Tue 16.11.21
    9:15-12 Culture and value sensitive foresight. Principles of "French", "lifestyle" and "strategic" foresight
    13-max 16 Visiting professionals: Karoliina Hovi about foresight supporting sustainability
    Thu 18.11.21
    9:15-12 Literature session
    13-16 Optional tutoring

    Week 4
    Tue 23.11.21
    9:15-12 Foresight narratives. Different ways of communicating insights
    13- max 16 Visiting professionals: Virpi Vaittinen about strategic foresight
    Thu 25.11.21
    9-16 No joint class. Reserved for F2F tutoring

    Week 5
    Tue 30.11.21
    9:15-12 Foresight history and business. Foresight styles and clients. Future of foresight.
    13- max 17 Visiting professionals: Anne Stenros about strategic foresight
    Thu 2.12.21
    9:15-12 Literature session
    13-16 Optional tutoring

    Week 6
    Tue 7.12.21
    9:15-16 Workshop on topic specific insight development. NOTICE THAT THIS MIGHT BE IN VÄRE, but zoom participation is available for a group of students
    Thu 3.12.21
    9:15-12 Presentations and wrap-up
    13-14 Optional tutoring