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Strategic Futuring: Facilitating the Development of Hope Within College Students

Through several recent workshops, sessions and presentations at national conferences, you may have recently had a taste of the rich research base identifying hope as a factor for success in college students.  Strategic Futuring was presented as the practical process that facilitates the development of hope in college students.

The Commons Group, in collaboration with The Genysys Group, invites you to experience Strategic Futuring beginning with a half-day workshop after the Colloquium. You may participate in the full program as a part of exploring your opportunities and choosing your own future, or to expand your capacity as an educator and administrator.  Through our two-phase process you will become certified to facilitate Strategic Futuring with students in or out of the classroom.  Experience how this process helps develop hope by envisioning and choosing to move toward an  inspiring and attainable future.   

Part 1 (available following the Extraordinary Lives Colloquium) is for both those desiring to experience the Strategic Futuring process for themselves and those who desire to utilize the process in working with a specific group of students.
Part 2 consists of a 2-hour training follow-up to the individual experience and will also require utilizing the Strategic Futuring process with a specific group of students, supported by a certified Strategic Futuring facilitator from The Genysys Group.

Strategic Futuring Components

The components covered through Strategic Futuring include:

  • Strategic Introspection: Who am I and where do I come from?
  • Strategic Orientation: Where am I today and what are my questions about the future?
  • Strategic Envisioning: Where do I see myself in the future?
  • Strategic Planning: What is my plan for moving towards my future?
  • Strategic Partnering: What is my support and accountability system?

Benefits of Becoming Certified

What are the benefits for becoming Certified?

  • Enhance your curriculum with a program that will impact student performance
  • Expand the development opportunities you are able to offer to students
  • Access to materials and support from The Genysys Group, the originator of Strategic Futuring 
  • Be part of a comprehensive research endeavor around the application of facilitating hope within college students, initiated by The Commons Group
  • Be part of a learning community that is discovering how to apply Strategic Futuring in different ways to higher education
  • Be part of a growing movement that recognizes the power of being more proactive and inventive about choosing the future

What can I do if I'm certified?

  • Facilitate SF in or out of the classroom to groups and individuals
  • Build a private practice as a Strategic Futuring facilitator
  • Gain expertise in the expanding industry of personal development           

What do I get with the certification?

  • Certification guide
  • Participant guidebook
  • Individual session with Genysys certified facilitator
  • Your own vision-based plan
  • Experience with the dynamic, successful approach to futuring
  • Access to consultations and support from The Genysys Group

*For those who have not been introduced to Strategic Futuring or would like more information, we welcome you to view resources and/or contact The Genysys Group.

Register Today

Price: $595 ($395 for Part 1 only)
Date for Part 1 at the Colloquium: Tuesday, June 8
Times: 1:00pm-5:00pm; 6pm-8pm

Registration: Registration available online: Strategic Futuring Registration

For more information, please contact Priscilla Goodman or Susan Martinez.