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Life After COVID-19: Get Ready for our Post-Pandemic Future

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Course Summary

Explore the post-pandemic world and prepare yourself with knowledge and skills to thrive in it. This course covers various topics from health to economics to help you navigate the challenges and opportunities of the 'new normal'.

Key Learning Points

Learn about the impact of COVID-19 on various aspects of our lives
Get insights into how businesses and industries are adapting to the new reality
Discover strategies to build resilience and prepare for the future

Learning Outcomes

Understand the challenges and opportunities of the post-pandemic world
Develop strategies to adapt and thrive in the new reality
Apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the course to your personal and professional life

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Basic knowledge of current events and trends
Interest in the future of society and economy

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Self-paced online course
Video lectures
Interactive quizzes and assignments

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Bill Gates
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Description

The pandemic will create long-lasting and surprising ripple effects, even after vaccines are widely available. Are you ready for what's next?

This course will give you a clear forecast of the challenges and opportunities you’re most likely to encounter over the next 3-5 years, as a direct result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. - Find out what risks still lie ahead - Make a plan for resilience - Play future forecasting games to stretch your imagination about what's possible - Build your post-pandemic confidence - Envision the world you want to live in when we’re all finally on the other side of COVID-19. How can you take advantage of this unprecedented moment of disruption to make positive change in your community, company or other organization? By completing this course, you’ll be better understand the “future shock” we’ve all just lived through together. You'll be able to identify the 7 pre-existing conditions of society that made the pandemic more severe and harder to recover from -- from economic inequality and racial injustice to fragile public trust and the climate emergency. Looking ahead, you'll explore the most surprising and exciting solutions that are being proposed to help our communities heal from these pre-existing conditions. COVID-19 is a roller-coaster ride we will all be on for years to come. With the skills you build in this class, such as learning to spot the four patterns of change that occur during any period of crisis or major disruption, you will be better able to see the ups and downs coming before you get there. And you'll feel more in control of what happens next, as you learn to use the Institute for the Future's post-pandemic Toolkit for Transformation. By the end of this course, you'll be more knowledgeable and better qualified to help yourself, or your company or other organization, navigate the rest of the pandemic and find success on our long road to recovery and reinvention. This courses is taught by Institute for the Future Research Director Jane McGonigal, PhD.

Outline

Welcome to our Post-Pandemic Future
Welcome to the course!
Get into a post-pandemic mindset
Why you can trust the Institute for the Future's forecasts
The 4 patterns of change to watch
Pattern #1: Post-pandemic growth
Pattern #2: Post-pandemic constraint
Pattern #3: Post-pandemic collapse
Pattern #4: Post-pandemic transformation
How to make your first post-pandemic forecast
Week 1 review, and what’s next
OPTIONAL: When will it end? How a changing virus is reshaping scientists’ views on COVID-19
Patterns of Change to Watch

Make a Plan for Resilience
Welcome back, and get ready to “ride the roller coaster”
Give yourself a future boost
The Deeper Disease (part 1)
The Deeper Disease (part 2)
The Risks Ahead
The First 5 Minutes of the Future (part 1 - HOW TO PLAY )
The First 5 Minutes of the Future (part 2 - SCENARIOS)
Make your first plan for resilience
Week 2 review, and what’s next
The Deeper Disease

Learn the Habits of Professional Futurists
Welcome back, and get ready to “think like a futurist”
100 Ways Anything Could Be Different in the Future - part 1
100 Ways Anything Could Be Different in the Future - part 2
Habit #1: Track driving forces
Habit #2: Collect signals of change
Habit #3: Challenge your assumptions
Week 3 review, and what’s next
Which driving forces will you track?
How to think like a futurist

Final Project: Choose your Action for Post-Pandemic Transformation
Welcome back, and get oriented to IFTF’s Toolkit for Transformation
Tool #1 Patterns from the past
Tool #2 Innovations for the future
Tool #3 Actions for transformation
Your final project instructions
Congratulations! Let’s keep futuring together
Join the Institute for the Future's free alumni network!

Summary of User Reviews

Life After COVID-19: Get Ready for Our Post-Pandemic Future is an informative and insightful course that provides a comprehensive overview of the potential changes that the world may experience post-pandemic. The course has received positive reviews from many users who found the content engaging and relevant. One key aspect that many users appreciated was the course's focus on practical solutions for navigating the post-pandemic world.

Pros from User Reviews

Engaging and relevant content
Practical solutions for navigating the post-pandemic world
Insightful and informative

Cons from User Reviews

Some users found the course to be overly general
Lack of in-depth analysis on certain topics
Limited interaction with the instructor
No certificate of completion offered

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