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What does the future of your sector actually look like?

Imagination Labs is a structured scenario planning and futures mapping workshop. Participants map the forces shaping a sector, construct plausible futures, and produce a futures scenario document they can use immediately.

Programme at a Glance
Format Facilitated workshop
Duration 1 day, 2 days, or 3 days
Who it is for University students and early-career professionals
Group size 15 to 60 participants
Delivery In-person or hybrid
Language English or Arabic
Output Sector futures scenario document

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How It Works

Three phases. One coherent arc.

Each Imagination Lab follows a structured progression. Participants move from understanding the forces shaping a sector, to mapping the futures those forces could produce, to synthesising their findings into a sector futures scenario document.

01
Phase One

Read the Forces

Participants identify the economic, policy, technological, and social drivers reshaping a chosen sector. They learn to distinguish signals from noise and spot early indicators of structural change.

Output:  Sector driver map
02
Phase Two

Build the Futures

Using scenario planning tools, participants construct two or three plausible futures for the sector. Each scenario reveals different skill demands, career pathways, and organisational needs.

Output:  Futures scenario set
03
Phase Three

Synthesise and Document

Participants consolidate their scenario work into a structured futures document. This captures the sector drivers, the plausible futures, and the skill and opportunity implications of each scenario in a format that can be shared and applied.

Output:  Sector futures scenario document
An Example

What a lab looks like in practice.

Each lab is scoped around a specific sector and context. Here is what a two-day Imagination Lab looks like when the sector is water security.

Water Security 2040 — KSA

Illustrative Example
Sector Water and environmental security
Context Saudi Arabia faces structural water scarcity as a long-term national priority. By 2040, the country will require a fundamentally different model for water governance, infrastructure, and human capability.
Participants 30 university students across engineering, environmental science, and public policy
Format 2-day lab
Output Water Security 2040: Three Futures for Saudi Arabia, a structured scenario document produced by the cohort
Scenarios constructed by participants
Desalination-led growth with centralised infrastructure and high-skill technical workforce demand
Distributed water governance with community-level management and policy and systems roles expanding
Climate stress scenario with rapid regulatory tightening and surge in environmental compliance careers
Delivery Formats

Three formats. Same methodology.

Choose the format that fits your context. The core methodology is consistent across all three.

1
Day Format

Spark Session

A high-intensity single-day experience. Participants move through all three phases in condensed form. Best suited for introductory exposure or as part of a larger event programme.

2
Day Format

Deep Dive

The standard format. Day one covers forces and futures. Day two focuses on positioning and output production. Sufficient depth for participants to produce robust, usable deliverables.

3
Day Format

Full Lab

The most comprehensive format. Includes extended scenario construction, peer review, a structured output workshop, and a facilitated reflection session. Recommended for university commissions seeking measurable capability outcomes.

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Tell us your context: institution, sector focus, group size, and preferred timing. We will come back with a tailored proposal within five working days.