Foresight Studio: The Z_punkt Webinars

New realities demand new approaches to strategic thinking and action. In this context, strategic foresight is becoming an integral part of strategic corporate dialogue, which is characterised by high volatility and a multitude of uncertainties in the market environment. This is particularly true of the Vaillant Group. Vaillant has achieved what many companies in other sectors have not: In addition to its successful core business with gas-fired heating appliances, Vaillant was able to establish a sustainable future business with heat pumps at an early stage. A foresight process more than 15 years ago paved the way for this. In an interview with Andreas Neef and Kai Jannek, Jaqueline Frieten and Markus Wieber talk about this first foresight experience and its particular success factors. They also give an overview of how they have developed the Vaillant Group's foresight activities in recent years and made them an integral part of the company's overall strategy.

This is what the webinar is about:

• Introduction: The role of foresight in corporate strategy work
• The right choice: Four types of foresight processes in strategic planning
• Best practice: The Vaillant Group's first foresight process and its impact on corporate strategy
• Follow-up: Current foresight processes at Vaillant
• So what: Key learnings from the successful foresight work at Vaillant

It is clear that sustainable energy, circular bioeconomy and robotic value creation are transformative growth markets that cannot be addressed by one company alone. We need shared entrepreneurial visions and systemic innovation strategies that transcend industry boundaries. In the webinar, Z_punkt Directors Sivert von Saldern and Andreas Neef will discuss the power of cross-industry innovation. They will also talk with Fabien Donze from the DEME Group about '4Future', an exciting cross-innovation initiative, and the role that foresight plays in such kinds of open partnerships.

What medium- to long-term risks do European companies face after the US election? How can we better deal with global uncertainties?
Z_punkt has developed an approach that uses foresight methods to systematically analyse strategic risks and translate them into proactive action.
In the webinar, Daniel Bonin and Dr Christian Grünwald will discuss the practical implementation of risk foresight, strategic resilience, and anti-fragility.

In the webinar:
- Get to know the biotope of relevant disturbances, from ‘grey rhinos’ to ‘black jellyfish’.
- Get a concise introduction to the Z_punkt risk map
- Discuss a specific risk scenario for Europe and what companies can do to proactively prepare for it.

We look forward to seeing you there. As a pre-read, we recommend reading our white paper Risk Foresight: Strategic Resilience in the Age of Multiple Risks
https://z-punkt.de/en/themen/risk-foresight-als-hebel-fuer-resilienz-im-zeitalter-multipler-risiken