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Life After COVID-19: Get Ready for our Post-Pandemic Future
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 10 hours
  • Course by Institute for the Future
  • Offered by

About

The pandemic will create long-lasting and surprising ripple effects, even after vaccines are widely available. Are you ready for what's next? This course will give you a clear forecast of the challenges and opportunities you’re most likely to encounter over the next 3-5 years, as a direct result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. - Find out what risks still lie ahead - Make a plan for resilience - Play future forecasting games to stretch your imagination about what's possible - Build your post-pandemic confidence - Envision the world you want to live in when we’re all finally on the other side of COVID-19. How can you take advantage of this unprecedented moment of disruption to make positive change in your community, company or other organization? By completing this course, you’ll be better understand the “future shock” we’ve all just lived through together. You'll be able to identify the 7 pre-existing conditions of society that made the pandemic more severe and harder to recover from -- from economic inequality and racial injustice to fragile public trust and the climate emergency. Looking ahead, you'll explore the most surprising and exciting solutions that are being proposed to help our communities heal from these pre-existing conditions. COVID-19 is a roller-coaster ride we will all be on for years to come. With the skills you build in this class, such as learning to spot the four patterns of change that occur during any period of crisis or major disruption, you will be better able to see the ups and downs coming before you get there. And you'll feel more in control of what happens next, as you learn to use the Institute for the Future's post-pandemic Toolkit for Transformation. By the end of this course, you'll be more knowledgeable and better qualified to help yourself, or your company or other organization, navigate the rest of the pandemic and find success on our long road to recovery and reinvention. This courses is taught by Institute for the Future Research Director Jane McGonigal, PhD.

Modules

Welcome to our Post-Pandemic Future

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Welcome to the course!
  • Get into a post-pandemic mindset
  • Why you can trust the Institute for the Future's forecasts

1 Readings

  • OPTIONAL: When will it end? How a changing virus is reshaping scientists’ views on COVID-19

The 4 Patterns of Change to Watch

    • 5 Videos
    • 4 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Patterns of Change to Watch

4 Discussions

  • Share an example of growth
  • Share an example of constraint
  • Share an example of collapse
  • Share an example of transformation

5 Videos

  • The 4 patterns of change to watch
  • Pattern #1: Post-pandemic growth
  • Pattern #2: Post-pandemic constraint
  • Pattern #3: Post-pandemic collapse
  • Pattern #4: Post-pandemic transformation

Make Your First Post-Pandemic Forecast

    • 2 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Make Your First Post-Pandemic Forecast

2 Videos

  • How to make your first post-pandemic forecast
  • Week 1 review, and what’s next

4 Readings

  • OPTIONAL: After the Pandemic: What Happens Next?
  • OPTIONAL: Excerpt from "Reality is Broken"
  • OPTIONAL: During a pandemic, we urgently need to stretch our imagination
  • OPTIONAL: What is Futures Thinking?

Get Ready to "Ride the Roller Coaster"

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Welcome back, and get ready to “ride the roller coaster”
  • Give yourself a future boost

The Deeper Disease

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • The Deeper Disease

2 Videos

  • The Deeper Disease (part 1)
  • The Deeper Disease (part 2)

The Risks Ahead

    • 3 Videos
    • 3 Discussion
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3 Discussions

  • Scenario: The Great Disconnection
  • Scenario: The Leak
  • Scenario: The Deepfake

3 Videos

  • The Risks Ahead
  • The First 5 Minutes of the Future (part 1 - HOW TO PLAY )
  • The First 5 Minutes of the Future (part 2 - SCENARIOS)

Make Your First Plan for Resilience

    • 2 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Make Your First Plan for Resilience

2 Videos

  • Make your first plan for resilience
  • Week 2 review, and what’s next

4 Readings

  • OPTIONAL: The Deeper Disease
  • OPTIONAL: World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2021
  • OPTIONAL: The First 5 Minutes of the Future
  • OPTIONAL: Future Boosting Techniques

Get Ready to Think Like a Futurist

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Flip 3 facts for the future

1 Discussions

  • How is your life different, as a result of the pandemic?

3 Videos

  • Welcome back, and get ready to “think like a futurist”
  • 100 Ways Anything Could Be Different in the Future - part 1
  • 100 Ways Anything Could Be Different in the Future - part 2

Learn the Habits of Professional Futurists

    • 4 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Which driving forces will you track?
  • How to think like a futurist

1 Discussions

  • Share a signal of change

4 Videos

  • Habit #1: Track driving forces
  • Habit #2: Collect signals of change
  • Habit #3: Challenge your assumptions
  • Week 3 review, and what’s next

2 Readings

  • OPTIONAL: Counterfactual Thinking is the Key to Creativity, and a Vaccine for 'Future Shock
  • OPTIONAL: 100 Ways Anything Could Be Different in the Future

How to Use IFTF's Toolkit for Transformation

    • 4 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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4 Videos

  • Welcome back, and get oriented to IFTF’s Toolkit for Transformation
  • Tool #1 Patterns from the past
  • Tool #2 Innovations for the future
  • Tool #3 Actions for transformation

2 Readings

  • OPTIONAL Toolkit for Transformation
  • OPTIONAL: Actionable Advice for the World After the Virus

FINAL PROJECT: Choose Your Own Action for Transformation

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Choose Your Own Action for Transformation

1 Videos

  • Your final project instructions

Congratulations! Let's Keep Futuring Together

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • What will you take away from this course?

1 Videos

  • Congratulations! Let’s keep futuring together

1 Readings

  • Join the Institute for the Future's free alumni network!

Auto Summary

Get ready for our post-pandemic future with this insightful course on Coursera. Led by Jane McGonigal, PhD, Research Director at the Institute for the Future, this foundational course dives into the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on business and management. Over 600 minutes, you'll explore future risks, resilience planning, and innovative solutions to societal challenges exacerbated by the pandemic. Ideal for professionals seeking to navigate post-pandemic changes, the course offers two subscription options: Starter and Professional. Build your confidence and vision for a better future with this engaging learning experience.

Jane McGonigal
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Jane McGonigal