Learn Future Search from the people who developed it

Advanced facilitation skills that overturn convention

Welcome to Future Search Academy – the home of learning the philosophy, theory, and practice of facilitating for change using tried and tested Principles. This is a sister site to the main Future Search website.

Sandra Janoff leading a workshop

Next Training: Berlin, Oct 2024

Join us in Berlin for two Learning Workshops with Sandra Janoff and Michael Donnelly. Find out more:

Managing a Future Search

Future Search is a strategic planning methodology used by leaders across the world to bring transformational change to the issues they are working on.

Future Search is based on principles of Social Science and Organizational Development going back decades. It is one of the few processes that genuinely engages the whole system when seeking to address complex issues in organizations and society. Future Search can be delivered in person or online.

P10 Facilitation Training

All of the important decisions we make in society are done in meetings. We all participate in meetings and many of us lead them. At Future Search we have created a way of learning how to facilitate that works with groups, and not against them. Our approach enables any meeting leader to design their meetings by paying attention to structure and paying attention to how they show up. We say manage the meeting and manage yourself. We call our approach to facilitation the P10 Approach – 10 Principles for leading meetings that matter.

Testimonials

In the time that I spent at these two workshops, I learned more about myself and how
to lead meetings / groups than ever before. This came not just from Sandra, but also from the many others who participated.

– Pamela Tinc, Bassett Healthcare, NY

We were given a great resource in the workbook, that ended up being a great reference for later. It helped to get into the right mindset for the workshop and to be prepared. Application groups were very helpful for reflection. It’s been a positive experience for me and I can see how this could help others at our company. Thank you for the learning experience.

– Uli Frank Schröder, Boehringer-Ingelheim

Superb organisation, flawless facilitation and extraordinary participants created the space and permission for a learning experience second to none

– Bridget Marsh, AnewNZ, New Zealand

We are living in new times, where online collaboration and group facilitation are becoming more important. It was interesting to witness how Sandra makes the magic happen in an online space.

– Katia Van Belle, Propellor Changing Projects

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