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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future certification is an online programme that revolves around the concepts of collaborative gaming techniques. The course helps the students develop skills related to strategic planning, gaming, future forecasting, creativity, etc. The online programme imparts information regarding different methods that lead the student to understand the diversity of the future.

The Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future certification syllabus of the programme can be completed within 14 hours. However, the modules of the online course are divided into five weeks and they can be pursued on a weekly basis too. The programme does not demand any specific work experience or educational eligibility to get enrolled into it since it is a beginners' level programme. Participants can choose to participate either in the audit mode or in the subscription model. The video sessions of the Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future online course are interactive through the means of assignments, practice exercises, and quizzes. Students who have a language barrier can access the course through available subtitles. At the end of the course, students also get to achieve a verified certification of the programme that can help the participants gain professional heights.

The Highlights

Thoroughly an online course
Certification available at the end of the programme
No limitations regarding deadlines
Beginner level programme
14 hours of the time span required for the course
Subtitles available in 5 languages
Financial aid provided in the course
5 modules available
The course is available in the audit mode
The programme offered by Coursera
Imparted by Institute of the Future

Programme Offerings

quizzes
Videos notes
Readings
assignments
Practice Exercises

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	Coursera

The student can enter the course through the free trial method of seven days.
The student can join the program through audit mode without paying the Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future fees.

Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future Fees details

Particulars	Fee Amount in INR
Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future - Audit course	Free
Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future - 1 month	Rs.4,018 /-
Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future - 3 months	Rs.8,037 /-
Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future - 6 months	Rs.12,056 /-

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details

In order to be a recipient of the certification, the student must enroll for the course by paying the required amount and complete the course successfully.

What you will learn

CreativityCollaborationGame designing skills

The candidate will be able to enhance their knowledge regarding the following points through the Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future certification course:

Students will be able to learn how to design and run a multiplayer forecasting game.
Candidates will be able to anticipate the harms of new technologies that can occur in the long run through the Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future training.
Participants will be able to find the solution for the long-term harms and prevent them.
The learners will be able to develop strategic planning and creative skills for the gameplay.
Students will gain valuable insights on how to game out surprising consequences.
Candidates will learn about several tools for seeing the future from a different point of view.
Participants will gain an understanding of positive and shadow imagination in the Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future programme.

Who it is for

The Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future certification is intended for the following participants:

Students who are interested in the course.

Admission Details

Students can get admitted into the Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future by Coursera by following the steps mentioned below:

Step 1- The enrolment needs to be done via the official course webpage.

Step 2- The student needs to create an account on Coursera to proceed further with the admission process.

Step 3- The student needs to enroll in the course by selecting the available option of Enrol for free on the main page of the programme.

Step 4- The student can either go for Audit mode or Free trial as per the requirement.

Step 5- The student needs to pay the stipulated amount to access the course if he/she wants to enter into the course through free trial mode.

The Syllabus

Videos

Welcome to this course - Meet your professor, Jane McGonigal
Why the Future is Like a Game
Expert Gaming Versus Everyone Gaming
Example of a Massively Multiplayer Forecasting Game

Readings

Take a two-minute survey about the future!
Collaborative Foresight Skills Brief: Your "cheat sheet" for this course
Asteroid Scenario: Day 1 Press Release
Asteroid Scenario: Day 5 Press Release
Asteroid Scenario: Day 5 Briefing/Results
Forecasting Games (Excerpt from Reality is Broken)

Videos

What's a Future Wheel?
Examples of Surprising Consequences
5 Scenarios to Game Out

Readings

TOOL: Future Wheel
Ethical Operating System

Practice Exercise

Future Wheel Basics

Videos

Two Sides of Every Future
The Future of Empathy
SCENARIO: The FeelThat Network
Advanced Positive and Shadow Imagination

Readings

Why Thousands of People are Willing to Die on Mars
The Case Against Going to Mars
Would it Be Ethical to Colonize Mars?
Future of Reading and Writing the Brain
Future of Mind and Body Technology
OPTIONAL: Results from the Feel That Future Forecasting Game

Practice Exercise

The Future of Empathy Technologies

Videos

Mini-Masterclass: How to Find Leading Edge Behaviors
How to Explore Four Future Feelings (Part 1)
How to Explore Four Future Feelings (Part 2)

Readings

5 Questions to Start a Conversation About the Future
Leading Edge Behaviors in Social Virtual Reality
BONUS: Voices from the Leading Edge of Work
TOOL: Explore Four Future Feelings

Videos

What's an Epic Win?
Epic Wins from the Future of Technology
Tips on Creating Epic Wins
How to Play the Equitable Futures Card Game (Part 1)
How to Play the Equitable Future Card Game (Part 2)
Congratulations on finishing the course!

Readings

Epic Wins from the Future of Tech
TOOL: Equitable Futures Card Game
An invitation to join our free Alumni Network

Instructors

Institute for the Future, Palo Alto Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Does this course include a free trial for the students?

Yes, the online programme facilitates the seven-day free trial option for the students who want to get a review of the course.

2: What is the process for getting a certificate for the programme?

Participants must enroll in the course by paying the quoted amount and complete the entire syllabus to get the certification for the programme.

3: Does the student need to have any prior work experience to pursue this course?

No, there is no such requirement to pursue the Collaborative Foresight: How to Game the Future certification syllabus.

4: When is the last date for the enrolment into the course?

There is no last date for the enrolment of this programme and students can apply anytime according to their requirements.

5: How can I apply for the scholarship of the programme?

Candidates can be a part of the scholarship scheme of the online training by clicking on the Financial Aid Available option given on the main page of the course.

6: Are there any limitations regarding the timings of the video sessions?

No, there are no limitations regarding the attendance of the sessions. Students can attend the video lectures at any time as it is available 24x7 for the participants.

7: Why choose the paid version instead of the audit mode?

The audit mode allows the student to pursue the curse for free. However, it does not let the student be able to access the quizzes and assignments and thus certification of the programme.