Build the Habit of Anticipating the Future and Using it to Shape the Present!
The ASEFYLS Capacity Training 2026 (ASEFYLS2026) invites motivated students and young professionals to join the us for the ‘Anticipatory Leadership Webinar Series’ as part of the online Training — an immersive online experience, free and open to the public from 16 June–21 July 2026.
‘Anticipatory Leadership’ is the capacity and habit of using the future to inform the present by analysing trends, exploring a range of future scenarios, and using those insights to question assumptions, adjust leadership style, and take collaborative, adaptive action, that move systems toward more equitable and sustainable futures.
Through a series of expert-led webinars and interactive dialogues, participants explored key aspects of Anticipatory Leadership for a Human-Centred Future. They will explore foundational approaches to leadership, learn about futures thinking strategies, and learn how they can apply these tools in their own roles and communities to lead in uncertain times.
The sessions will take place every Tuesday for 6 weeks between 16:00-17:30 SGT / 10:00-11:30 CEST and will explore the following themes:
- Webinar 1 | 16 June 2026: Anticipatory Leadership Mindset
- Webinar 2 | 23 June 2026: Systems Thinking
- Webinar 3 | 30 June 2026: Futures Thinking Tools
- Webinar 4 | 7 July 2026: Futures Thinking Application
- Webinar 5 | 14 July 2026: Technology in Futures Thinking
- Webinar 6 | 21 July 2026: Futures Thinking in Practice
Read more about each session below and register to attend the webinars!
WEBINAR 1 | TUESDAY, 16 JUNE 2026 | Anticipatory Leadership Mindset
By the end of this session, participants will understand the foundational concepts of different types of leaderships and skills of foresight practice. The session will explore how anticipatory leadership enables individuals and organisations to navigate uncertainty by using futures thinking, systemic perspectives and strategic foresight to shape preferred futures rather than merely react to change.
Keynote Presenter & Speaker
Mr Lasse JONASSON
Chief Foresight Officer, Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Mr Lasse Jonasson is a senior futurist and the Chief Foresight Officer at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS). Lasse is primarily engaged in advisory of organisations within long term strategic transitions through scenario planning and CIFS concept around Anticipatory Leadership. His competencies lie in anticipating changes and driving forces within industries and industry players, analysing new business models, and driving a transformational change at leadership level to equip leaders to future conditions.
Lasse is primarily engaged with connecting the discipline of strategic foresight with vision, strategy and daily execution. He has previously worked as an executive in the financial industry with strategic, operational and financial Risk Management, and with the application of technology in the financial industry. He has extensive knowledge with providing high-quality information for strategic decision-making from ATP, Credit Agricole and NETS. Lasse has a master’s degree in business economics.
Speakers
Dr Lizan E PERANTE-CALINA
Senior Vice President and Dean of the Graduate School of Public Management, Development Academy of the Philippines and President of Philippines Futures Thinking Society
Dr Lizan E. Perante-Calina is Dean of the Graduate School of Public and Development Management (GSPDM) at the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP), where she has pioneered efforts to institutionalise futures thinking in governance and public sector capacity building. She spearheaded the country’s first credit-bearing Certificate Course on Foresight and Futures Thinking and is developing a Master’s in Public Management major in Futures Studies. Under her leadership, GSPDM has expanded to over 10 Master’s programs and 22 certificate courses, benefiting more than 3,000 students nationwide. She is also Founder and President of the Philippine Futures Thinking Society (PhilFutures), securing government support for foresight initiatives aligned with the SDGs. Recognised with the DILG NextGen Capacity Development Accelerator Award, she has contributed to UN CEPA and other global platforms, authored scholarly works, and taught internationally, advancing Philippine leadership in foresight and governance.
Dr Marianne SCHOERLING
Lead, Anticipation Experience, Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA)
Dr Marianne T. Schörling is a sociologist working at the intersection of emerging science, governance, and international cooperation. Her work focuses on how societies can better anticipate and govern scientific and technological change. At the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA), she develops governance tools, learning experiences, and international capacity-building initiatives that help decision-makers engage with emerging science and technology futures. Her expertise spans anticipatory governance, science diplomacy, and multi-stakeholder collaboration.
Marianne serves as Strategic Advisor to the CERN-hosted Open Quantum Institute (OQI), where she established a global educational consortium, and as a Board Member of Geneva Macro Labs, a Geneva-based innovation think tank. Over the course of her career, she has worked across consulting, academia, civil society, and international organizations, building partnerships and initiatives with governments, universities, industry, foundations, and multilateral organizations across Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, North America, and the Middle East.
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WEBINAR 2 | TUESDAY, 23 JUNE 2026 | Systems Thinking
The session will explore how systems thinking and causal loops can help participants understand how different systems operate, how challenges are created, and how to shift systems toward preferred futures in Asia and Europe through the exploration of regional case studies.
Keynote Presenter & Speaker
Dr Jared POON
Principal Consultant, Counterfictional
Dr Jared Poon is the founder of Counter-Fictional, helping organizations reframe internal and external narratives to build healthier, more resilient futures. Operating at the intersection of philosophy, strategic foresight, and creative narrative design, he specializes in translating complex behavioral frameworks into actionable strategy.
Previously, Jared spent years in Singapore’s public service focusing on strategic foresight, and stakeholder engagement. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from UC Davis, where his research in metaethics and biology defended human morality within an evolutionary framework. He is also a published author of the urban fantasy series The DEUS Files.
He has a special interest in metaphors, collaborative storytelling games, and cats.
Speakers
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WEBINAR 3 | TUESDAY, 30 JUNE 2026 | Futures Thinking Tools
This session will introduce Futures Thinking and the theory behind the core tools that are used such as horizon scanning and scenario planning. Through examples from Asia and Europe, participants will gain better insights into the foundational grounding of Futures Thinking.
Keynote Presenter & Speaker
Mr Carsten BECK
Director & Futurist, Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies
Mr Carsten BECK has been working with trend analysis and scenario processes at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS) for more than 30 years in more than 30 countries. He is Head of presentations and key notes at the Institute. Carsten has an extensive experience as a presenter from doing more than 1,000 presentations globally during his professional life, spanning from global conferences to smaller groups in all types of organisations. The themes Carsten has been working with all relate to how global and local trends shape the future for organisations, companies, and societies. Carsten has done scenario processes in retail, HR, finance, business-to-business, governments and NGOs. His key priority is how to drive processes for clients in order for them to prepare for the future. These clients include organisations in global retail, governments, industrial conglomerates, cultural organisations, rock festivals, tourist organisations, the transport industry, IT and more. Carsten is Master of Science in Political Economy from the Copenhagen University. He joined the Institute in 1990.
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WEBINAR 4 | TUESDAY, 7 JULY 2026 | Futures Thinking Application
By the end of this session, participants will understand the history of strategic foresight and planning, how regional contexts in Asia and Europe shape futures thinking, foresight practices, and anticipatory leadership—revealing how different circumstances influence what futures we imagine, how we prioritise signals and trends, and the actions we take to shape preferred outcomes. Through comparative case studies, the session will explore how trends (e.g. demographic shifts, tech adoption) appear more or less visible based on local knowledge systems, values, and power dynamics, and how these interpretations drive distinct planning approaches.
Speakers
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WEBINAR 5 | TUESDAY, 14 JULY 2026 | Technology in Futures Thinking
In this session, participants will be able to explore the ways in which emerging technologies and AI are influencing futures thinking and anticipation. The session will explore both how, on the one hand, AI can support foresight processes and scanning as a tool and, on the other hand, how we ensure that we build tech/AI literacy that remains human-centred.
Speakers
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WEBINAR 6 | TUESDAY, 21 JULY 2026 | Futures Thinking in Practice
This session invites practitioners to share their practices and experience in leading through anticipation, strategic foresight, and through futures thinking. Participants will gain insights into real examples of applying an anticipatory mindset in Asia and Europe, how it differs between sectors, regions, and in scale – seeing how it may apply in their own contexts.
Speakers
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Contact & More Information
For questions or more details, contact us at asefyls@asef.org.
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This webinar series was part of the Online Training of the ASEFYLS Capacity Training 2026 (ASEFYLS2026).
