On campus program
Strategy for Future Readiness

Transform and equip yourself, your team, and your organization for the future

On campus program

Strategy for Future Readiness

Transform and equip yourself, your team, and your organization for the future

Location
Lausanne
Length

2.5 days on campus

Fee

CHF 5,950

Next program starts
13 May 2025
Are you ready for tomorrow’s business?

Future readiness isn’t just a buzzword – it’s the defining characteristic of businesses built to last. It entails the ability to continuously rejuvenate and reinvent your core business while simultaneously creating new sources of competitive advantage.

Future-ready leaders excel in adapting to changing environments. They sharpen internal competencies and identify new avenues for growth. Central to this future readiness is the company’s long-term investment in research and adeptness in handling the complex logistical and legal challenges worldwide.

IMD’s Strategy for Future Readiness draws on cutting-edge research by IMD’s Center for Future Readiness and China Initiative to propose a practical framework for individuals, teams, and organizations to become future-ready by addressing five critical challenges.

You will develop your own strategic roadmap for becoming future-ready in the context of a continuously changing business landscape, societal needs, and disruptive technologies.

Your future-ready journey starts here.

Understand future readiness

Gain a full grasp of “future readiness” via practical examples, case studies and discussions​.

Explore three dimensions

Understand the three axes of being future-ready – you, your team and your company – and how they are interrelated. ​

Acquire an actionable framework

Discover a practical framework for tackling key challenges related to future readiness.

Contextualize future readiness

Translate the core principles of future readiness into your own context via practical application of insights and peer-to-peer coaching​.

Develop your roadmap

Capture the insights from the program sessions into a cohesive roadmap for your role, your team, and your organization.

You and your class

You are:

  • An innovative business leader aspiring to lead change amid uncertainty to future-proof your organization.
  • A mid- to senior-level manager seeking to understand how your business can remain relevant and what role you can play in shaping its future.
  • A visionary strategist involved in innovation, marketing, operations, IT, human resources, or general management, and playing a critical role in developing the long-term vision of your organization.

 

Joining this program as a team will enable you to:

  • Tackle the challenges of future readiness together.
  • Shift your collective mindset and give you a shared sense of purpose.
  • Align on key objectives will accelerate your team’s journey to future readiness.

 

Read more about the admission criteria.

Marc Michel-Amadry
Marc Michel-Amadry

C-Level Executive luxury industry, Switzerland

It’s more than a program; it’s a mindset

Strategy for Future Readiness is more than a program; it’s a mindset. It’s about changing the game and transforming your business model, and identifying that unique position that will take your business to the next BIG level. The perfect program for anyone who, like me, is passionate about leadership and strategy.

Barbara Hofer

Owner and managing director
BHS Home & Living, Austria

A transformational learning journey
The program was a transformational learning journey with leaders around the globe. It enabled me to be an impactful leader in a fast-paced and rapidly changing corporate environment. It’s truly about changing the game, and transforming the business model with new methodologies.
Dr. Jaya Mishra

Associate Director Strategy
Merck Healthcare, Germany

I gained the tools to innovate and adapt
Strategy for Future Readiness has been transformative, equipping me with the tools to innovate and adapt strategically in an evolving business world.
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The Future Readiness Indicator. A project by IMD’s Center for Future Readiness.

The Future Readiness Indicator quantifies a company’s adaptability to long-term, significant trends. Using a rule-based scoring system, we identify industry leaders and delve into their specific behaviors and strategies for success.

The Future Readiness Indicator. A project by IMD’s Center for Future Readiness.

The Future Readiness Indicator quantifies a company’s adaptability to long-term, significant trends. Using a rule-based scoring system, we identify industry leaders and delve into their specific behaviors and strategies for success.

Future-ready companies grow by reinforcing and extending their ecosystems, forging deep and broad relationships with partners, customers, and sometimes even rivals. Future-ready companies grow by helping others to grow.

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Mark Greeven Program Co-Director

In both business and sports, most wins are decided before the game even starts. We can’t always choose when chances come our way, but we can control how ready we are. That’s why future readiness is a never-ending job that keeps us on our toes.

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Howard Yu Program Co-Director
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