11 Future Immersion for Leadership Development

SINCE THE FIRST EDITION of Leaders Make the Future came out three years ago, I have contributed to more than 150 leadership development programs for a wide range of corporate, nonprofit, and government organizations. I’m typically scheduled on the first day, to set a futures context for leadership development by providing an outside-in view.

I’m convinced that the best way to learn about the future is to immerse yourself in it. Since the future is “already here,” your challenge will be to listen for that unevenly distributed future and figure out a way to navigate through it.

Leadership development programs, when designed as immersive learning experiences, can prepare leaders for the future. Traditional ...

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