Organisational Foresight

Unit code: HBN306N

Aims and objectives

At the conclusion of this unit students will be able to:

Gain and insight into how futures work produces both opportunities and challenges for organisational strategy
Understand the interests of internal stakeholders
Become knowledgeable about Corporate Social Responsibility programs in organisations
Analyse the interests of external stakeholders
Apply a Delphi process to generate ‘expert’ futures data
Develop and apply an environmental scanning framework to an organisational context

Lecture (2 hourS), Tutorials (1 hour)

Individual Assignment (50%), Participation (20%), Team Project (30%)

The graduate attributes which relate to this unit help to produce graduates who are:

Capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
Entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
Effective and ethical in work and community situations
Adaptable and able to manage change
Aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (eg socio-cultural, economic, natural)

The tools, techniques and approaches that constitute environmental scanning
The design and implementation of Delphi (expert) future processes
The history and theory of Corporate Social Responsibility programs in organisations
How organisations can build future focussed cultures through the use of Mission, Vision and Values statements

Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.