Needed: Curious Humans Who Want to Build Resilience in 2025
The world is increasingly VUCA – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous. No, it’s actually BANI – Brittle, Anxious, Non-linear, Incomprehensible. No, there’s a disturbance in the Force. No, it’s turtles all the way down…
We can all sense that there is a shifting away from stability.
With 30+ years each of experience in helping organizations, teams, and individuals create opportunities out of uncertainty, Victoria Ward and Dr Wendy Schultz, co-founders of Jigsaw Foresight, invite you to participate in a pilot programme of THRIVE – Tools for Heightening Resilience in Volatile Environments.
We are offering this pilot online learning module free for a limited time and number of participants. We are looking for curious humans who want to equip themselves with the mindset, tools, and approaches to not just survive change, but to navigate it with confidence and creativity. In exchange for your participation and feedback, you will get a head start on your own resilience for 2025. You’ll also be the first to hear of how we develop THRIVE, and will get an exclusive Good Egg Price should we decide to grow this into a fully fledged online course.
Introducing THRIVE
This online course is designed for the one billion knowledge workers worldwide who are navigating rapid change. It draws from decades of experience in foresight, narrative, and transformation.
The THRIVE methods have been tested over many years, and most recently over 9,000 people have experienced a beta version of this programme. Based on the success we have seen within organizations, we want to make it accessible to everyone. That’s where the THRIVE pilot comes in.
As we expand THRIVE from a corporate offering available only to large organizations and teams, to include individuals and small teams, we’re looking for a limited number of special test pilots. They’ll get early access to the programme’s module 1 (including all video teaching and participatory exercises) in exchange for honest feedback (via a survey) that will help us improve and expand the offer.
THRIVE helps you:
- Make space to think deeply and ground yourself amidst the noise.
- Learn new ways to approach change—as opportunity, not obstacle.
- Build resilience and adaptability for your team, organization, and yourself.
Who Is THRIVE For?
If you’re a knowledge worker who:
- Feels overwhelmed by the pace of change.
- Wants to lead with resilience in uncertainty.
- Seeks practical, flexible tools for navigating volatility.
What You’ll Learn:
In the pilot – which includes video teaching and participatory exercises, we cover two methods:
- Future Story – Craft vivid, achievable visions of your preferred future, unlocking clarity and motivation to act.
- Backcasting – Work backwards from your desired future to build practical, step-by-step pathways to achieve it.
Wendy and Victoria will show you how these can help you build personal resilience in the workplace and beyond – and how to bring others with you along the way.
You will take away from this module your own real world Future Story and Backcasting exercises – giving you a compelling picture of a preferred future and a practical plan for getting there.
These methods are simple yet transformative, designed to help you slow down, embrace ambiguity, and approach uncertainty with curiosity and creativity. Whether you’re navigating generative AI hype, team dynamics, or your next big project.
Join THRIVE Today – Free Pilot Enrolment
Enrol below for free!
FAQs
Is this a technical training about AI or something?
No. There are some great technical trainings about how to integrate “emerging” technologies like AI into your workflow – we point you to the folks at Coursera or Section for that. This is about something deeper: the mindsets and skillsets to be resilient in an increasingly uncertain world, and to equip others to do the same.
What is foresight?
I’m an entry level employee, not a leader.
These methods can be used on a scale from the personal to the planetary. You don’t have to be a leader to take this course, and taking it will position you to step into formal and informal leadership roles with confidence and an ability to foster deeper connection with those you are leading
What do I get again?
You will learn two methods: Future Story and Backcasting
- Training for how to run this exercise at different scales
- Real world examples from Victoria and Wendy
You will take away a compelling vision of a future that you want to inhabit, and a plan for how you got there. You will also get a Good Eggs’ price on any fully fledged THRIVE online course offering.
How does the training take place?
We are using an online platform called Thinkific to host a combination of video and other content that you can access anytime you want to work on the pilot programme.
How long will it take?
We estimate around 90 minutes, plus up to 30 minutes for you to complete the feedback form. So plan around 90-120 minutes, which you can do in stages.
How is it assessed?
You will get a self asessment tool once you have completed the exercises to see how you have done.
Is this accredited?
Not yet, but let us know in the feedback form if that’s something you’re interested in.
I want to talk to Victoria and Wendy about something completely different.
Great. You can read more about them and get in touch with them HERE.
How long will I have access to the course for?
The course will be available to start sometime in January and we will leave the course open for 1 month. After that, we will gather feedback and see if this experiment is something we are going to pursue.
Can I share this with others?
Please do. You can share this webpage with anyone you think may be interested.
Needed: Curious Humans Who Want to Build Resilience in 2025
The world is increasingly VUCA – Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous. No, it’s actually BANI – Brittle, Anxious, Non-linear, Incomprehensible. No, there’s a disturbance in the Force. No, it’s turtles all the way down…
We can all sense that there is a shifting away from stability.
With 30+ years each of experience in helping organizations, teams, and individuals create opportunities out of uncertainty, Victoria Ward and Dr Wendy Schultz, co-founders of Jigsaw Foresight, invite you to participate in a pilot programme of THRIVE – Tools for Heightening Resilience in Volatile Environments.
We are offering this pilot online learning module free for a limited time and number of participants. We are looking for curious humans who want to equip themselves with the mindset, tools, and approaches to not just survive change, but to navigate it with confidence and creativity. In exchange for your participation and feedback, you will get a head start on your own resilience for 2025. You’ll also be the first to hear of how we develop THRIVE, and will get an exclusive Good Egg Price should we decide to grow this into a fully fledged online course.
Introducing THRIVE
This online course is designed for the one billion knowledge workers worldwide who are navigating rapid change. It draws from decades of experience in foresight, narrative, and transformation.
The THRIVE methods have been tested over many years, and most recently over 9,000 people have experienced a beta version of this programme. Based on the success we have seen within organizations, we want to make it accessible to everyone. That’s where the THRIVE pilot comes in.
As we expand THRIVE from a corporate offering available only to large organizations and teams, to include individuals and small teams, we’re looking for a limited number of special test pilots. They’ll get early access to the programme’s module 1 (including all video teaching and participatory exercises) in exchange for honest feedback (via a survey) that will help us improve and expand the offer.
THRIVE helps you:
- Make space to think deeply and ground yourself amidst the noise.
- Learn new ways to approach change—as opportunity, not obstacle.
- Build resilience and adaptability for your team, organization, and yourself.
Who Is THRIVE For?
If you’re a knowledge worker who:
- Feels overwhelmed by the pace of change.
- Wants to lead with resilience in uncertainty.
- Seeks practical, flexible tools for navigating volatility.
What You’ll Learn:
In the pilot – which includes video teaching and participatory exercises, we cover two methods:
- Future Story – Craft vivid, achievable visions of your preferred future, unlocking clarity and motivation to act.
- Backcasting – Work backwards from your desired future to build practical, step-by-step pathways to achieve it.
Wendy and Victoria will show you how these can help you build personal resilience in the workplace and beyond – and how to bring others with you along the way.
You will take away from this module your own real world Future Story and Backcasting exercises – giving you a compelling picture of a preferred future and a practical plan for getting there.
These methods are simple yet transformative, designed to help you slow down, embrace ambiguity, and approach uncertainty with curiosity and creativity. Whether you’re navigating generative AI hype, team dynamics, or your next big project.
Join THRIVE Today – Free Pilot Enrolment
Register your interest to enrol below and we’ll let you know when the course goes live in January!
FAQs
Is this a technical training about AI or something?
No. There are some great technical trainings about how to integrate “emerging” technologies like AI into your workflow – we point you to the folks at Coursera or Section for that. This is about something deeper: the mindsets and skillsets to be resilient in an increasingly uncertain world, and to equip others to do the same.
What is foresight?
I’m an entry level employee, not a leader.
These methods can be used on a scale from the personal to the planetary. You don’t have to be a leader to take this course, and taking it will position you to step into formal and informal leadership roles with confidence and an ability to foster deeper connection with those you are leading
What do I get again?
You will learn two methods: Future Story and Backcasting
- Training for how to run this exercise at different scales
- Real world examples from Victoria and Wendy
You will take away a compelling vision of a future that you want to inhabit, and a plan for how you got there. You will also get a Good Eggs’ price on any fully fledged THRIVE online course offering.
How does the training take place?
We are using an online platform called Thinkific to host a combination of video and other content that you can access anytime you want to work on the pilot programme.
How long will it take?
We estimate around 90 minutes, plus up to 30 minutes for you to complete the feedback form. So plan around 90-120 minutes, which you can do in stages.
How is it assessed?
You will get a self asessment tool once you have completed the exercises to see how you have done.
Is this accredited?
Not yet, but let us know in the feedback form if that’s something you’re interested in.
I want to talk to Victoria and Wendy about something completely different.
Great. You can read more about them and get in touch with them HERE.
How long will I have access to the course for?
The course will be available to start sometime in January and we will leave the course open for 1 month. After that, we will gather feedback and see if this experiment is something we are going to pursue.
Can I share this with others?
Please do. You can share this webpage with anyone you think may be interested.
Meet Victoria and Wendy
Victoria Ward | Co Founder
Organisational Change and Knowledge Management Expert, Leadership and Team Coach
Victoria works as coach, strategic adviser, convenor for, and companion to, those who seek to create lasting change, in themselves, in their teams and networks, in the organization as a whole, or in the system in which the organization plays a part. Her clients over a 27 year period have included multinational corporations – cultural institutions, development banks and agencies, academic institutions and projects and professional associations: World Health
Organization, the International Labour Organization, the Asian Development Bank, the Caribbean Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Foundation for International Law for the Environment, The Law Society UK and Wales, Deep Transitions Lab.
Dr Wendy Schultz | Co Founder
Futures and Foresight Expert
Dr. Wendy Schultz has over 40 years of experience in global futures research and participatory foresight. She specializes in participatory futures methods and systems-informed foresight, designing workshops for organizations like the World Organization of Animal Health, the International Labor Organization, and the UN Office of the Secretary-General. Her sessions have trained policymakers, international agency teams, and military leaders across cities such as Geneva, Kuala Lumpur, and New York.
Her award-winning work has been published in Futures, Foresight, the Journal of Futures Studies, and The Handbook of Futures Studies. Wendy has lectured at the University of Houston, Nanyang Technological University, and the University of Turku.
She co-founded Jigsaw Foresight, directs Infinite Futures, and is a Fellow of several prestigious organizations, including the Geneva Centre for Security Policy and the World Futures Studies Federation.