Future-Proofing Food Safety
As the Strategic Foresight lead and facilitator, I designed and conducted a groundbreaking foresight workshop for the World's Biggest Retailer's top 20 leaders, revolutionizing their approach to long-term food safety planning.
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Sitaution
The Fortune 1 needed a fresh look at food safety. Their top leaders were stuck in day-to-day thinking and needed new tools to see future risks and opportunities. Most safety planning focused on current problems, missing upcoming changes that could reshape the industry.
Task
As Strategic Foresight Lead, I was brought in to design and facilitate a high-stakes 4-hour workshop for 20 senior leaders. The challenge was to shift their thinking from reactive to proactive, helping them spot trends years before they become problems, while keeping them engaged in a short timeframe.
In a field where most consultants rely on dry presentations, I pioneered the use of strategic games and hands-on exercises to get executive buy-in and spark real change in a Fortune 1 company.
Crafted a 4-hour foresight workshop, strategically opening with "The Thing From The Future" game to spark creative, future-oriented thinking.
Workshop Design
Created custom version of "The Thing From The Future" game
Built trend cards specific to food safety challenges
Designed exercises linking future scenarios to current decisions
Strategic Facilitation
Led 20 senior leaders through future scenario building
Managed complex group dynamics and competing viewpoints
Guided systematic transformation of insights into action
Impact Planning
Developed consequence-mapping frameworks
Created toolkits for ongoing trend tracking
Built decision-making templates for future use
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year
2023
timeframe
4 weeks
contributions
Strategic Foresight Lead, Workshop Design & Facilitation, Foresight Framework Development, Senior Leadership Engagement
category
Strategic Foresight
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The use of “The Thing From The Future” game unlocked creative thinking and inspired out-of-the-box solutions for long-term food safety.
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Equipped the team with an understanding of global trends and foresight tools, empowering them to make informed, future-proof decisions.
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The workshop shifted the attendees from a reactive to a proactive stance, enabling them to create a more innovative and resilient food safety strategy.