Protect your business
against any market scenario
Poland's first strategic masterclass for executive boards. It translates market uncertainty into concrete business decisions.
If your strategy is based on a single future— you're trapped
In 2026, the world will not return to “normal”—because “normal” is over. Trade wars, semiconductor embargoes, fragmented AI regulations, geopolitical tensions, and the energy transition. Any one of these changes—individually or collectively—could render strategic assumptions obsolete.
You can't ignore this if you want to win—not just "somehow" make it through to the next quarter.
In 4 days, you’ll create a roadmap for your transformation from uncertainty to strategic advantage
5 steps. One cohesive process. Tools that will stay with your company for years to come.
You're challenging the assumptions
You identify the key assumptions underlying the strategy and plans.
"What has to be true for this to work?"
A map of key assumptions and their impact on your business model.
You're writing scripts
You develop 2–4 plausible scenarios for the future of your industry and its environment.
You see the world from different perspectives.
A set of scenarios with key implications for your business.
You're designing options
You design and evaluate strategic options for each scenario.
You're looking for moves that make sense across many possible futures.
A portfolio of strategic options, including an assessment of their impact and feasibility.
You're creating a radar
You're building an early-warning system to detect the most important signs of change.
You get a system that gives you time to react.
Signal and indicator radar with response thresholds.
You're Creating a One Page Strategic Plan™
You develop a resilient strategic plan that integrates scenarios, options, and signals.
A strategy that can withstand various futures.
The Ready OPSP™ Plan — Your Strategy for Resilience in the Face of Uncertainty.
How We Work with You in the Program
A proprietary methodology developed by the ICAN Institute and 4CF. A select group of C-level decision-makers—workshops based on your data, not generic case studies.
30 years of working with executive boards. The proprietary OPSP™ (One Page Strategic Plan) method, which integrates scenarios, strategic options, and signals into a single, cohesive action plan for your company.
- Map of Key Assumptions and Their Impact on the Business Model
- Options Portfolio: Big Bets, Options, and No-Regret Moves
- OPSP™ ready for presentation to the board
- A common strategic language for the entire C-suite
- Workshops Using Your Company's Actual Data
A leader in foresight in Poland and Europe. Over 80 workshops for executive boards, including Orlen, KGHM, BGK, PFR, and the European Commission. Scenarios that really work in uncertain conditions.
- Signal Hunter Workbook™ for Mapping Weak Signals
- The 4 Dator Archetypes: Continuation / Breakdown / Discipline / Transformation
- Early-warning radar with response thresholds
- A set of 4 alternative scenarios for the future of the industry
- Techniques for Identifying Blind Spots in Executive Board Thinking
The combination of the proven OPSP™ method with 4CF scenario-based workshop exercises results in the only program in Poland that transforms market uncertainty into concrete management decisions.
The more "YES" answers you have, the greater the risk
Check to see if your strategy lets you win… or if it will fall apart at the first market shock.
7 questions · less than 2 minutes · instant results
A program for leaders who make decisions in a world of uncertainty
The Strategic Foresight Masterclass is a program for a select group of C-level decision-makers. There are no random participants here—every application undergoes a selection process. You’ll learn alongside CEOs, board members, and chief strategy officers who are facing exactly the same challenges as you.
Your strategy is based on a single, uncertain market forecast. One political decision, embargo, or regulation—and you have to start from scratch.
You see signs of change, but you don't have the tools to translate them into specific strategic decisions. You lack a common language with the rest of the board.
Your plans fall apart with every new geopolitical upheaval. You need a strategy that works in five different worlds—not just one.
Do you see yourself in any of these profiles? That's a good sign.
Apply NowEverything you need to know —in one brochure
Download the brochure for free and review it on your own or with your organization's management team.
- Detailed schedule for both conferences and the implementation break
- Description of the 5-step process and tools (Signal Hunter Workbook™, OPSP™)
- Program Participation Guidelines (Selection and Application)
- Price List and Terms of the 100% Refund Guarantee
The only program that will prepare you for more than one future
Traditional strategy training teaches you to react to whatever happens. We teach you to act regardless of which scenario plays out.
Traditional Planning |
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One Prediction of the Future |
You're preparing for several possible futures |
Focus on Current Challenges |
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You're assuming the world will be similar to what it is today |
You test the strategy under various scenarios |
Theory and Models Without a Business Context |
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You only take action after a problem arises |
You take action before a problem turns into a crisis |
Inspiration that doesn't translate into concrete decisions |
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You view the future through the lens of the past |
Signal Radar and Strategic Options Portfolio |
Ready-made frameworks and presentations |
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A strategy developed by a small group of people |
A collaborative process for the core team |
The participant's individual experience |
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High vulnerability to shocks and surprises |
A Strategy Resilient to Uncertainty |
Knowledge stays in the participant's mind |
The most costly decisions are the ones you made without a Plan B.
You’ll walk away with a ready-to-use One Page Strategic Plan™ and a portfolio of options—a strategy tested across five possible futures before the market validates it for you.
Start making decisions based on scenarios and a radar of signals, rather than on a single forecast and hope.
Reserve a seat Money-Back Guarantee After the First SessionNot theory. Not inspiration. Ready-to-use tools for your business.
A 4-day workshop with practical implementation at your company
Two two-day sessions, held on Fridays and Saturdays in Warsaw, separated by a 4-week implementation break. Between sessions, you’ll work on your company’s data. The program culminates in a completed ONE PAGE STRATEGIC PLAN™.
After 2 days, you'll be able to
- Identifying the factors (geopolitics, regulations, energy, technology, talent) that could render the strategy ineffective
- Identifying Early Signs of Change — Where to Look for Them and How to Interpret Them
- Distinguishing Signal from Noise and Translating Signals into Strategic Decisions
- Developing four alternative scenarios for the company (Growth / Crisis / Regulation / Technological Breakthrough) instead of a single forecast of the future
- Testing strategies in every scenario and seeing what works regardless of what the future holds
- Identifying blind spots in the board’s thinking (optimism, anchoring, wishful thinking)
- 20+ Warning Signs for Your Industry
- 3–5 critical assumptions whose refutation would invalidate the strategy
- 4 Alternative Scenarios for the Future
- 1 Map of Strategic Risks and Opportunities
- A ready-to-use 4-week implementation plan
4 implementation tasks
- Collecting at least 10 weak market signals using the Signal Hunter Workbook™
- Identification of the three key assumptions of the strategy, the refutation of which would invalidate the decisions
- Creating a map of the 4 Dator archetypes as applied to the industry
- Formulating a strategic focal question that defines the central theme of the scenarios at the Second Congress
After 2 more days
- Developing 4 realistic scenarios based on actual industry uncertainties
- Testing Key Decisions Across Four Different Futures
- Building an Options Portfolio: Big Bets, Options, and No-Regret Moves
- Designing Your Own Early-Warning Radar with Response Thresholds
- Simulating the process using a geopolitical case study (sanctions, tariffs, regulations, technological shocks)
- 4 Future Scenarios for Your Business
- 5 strategic options ready to be presented to the board
- 10 early warning indicators
- 3 Key Principles for Monitoring
- 1 specific decision to be made within 90 days
- OPSP™ — One Page Strategic Plan™ Ready for Implementation
Practitioners. Strategists. Partners in your transformation.
Not academics. Not consultants on general trends. Practitioners who have developed foresight scenarios for the largest organizations in Poland and Europe—and who teach others how to do it.
Kacper Nosarzewski
Dr. Witold Jankowski
What Do Participants in ICAN's Strategic Programs Say?
More than 40,000 managers have completed ICAN Institute programs. Over 200 organizations from various industries. Below are testimonials from participants in ICAN’s strategic programs—the Strategic Foresight Masterclass is the first of its kind and is gathering feedback.
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We offer this guarantee because, after 30 years and 40,000 graduates, we know that after two sessions, no one wants to drop out.
We take full responsibility for your results. 100% satisfaction guarantee.
We are completely confident in the effectiveness of our tools. That's why we take on all the financial risk—you can test the program before making your final decision.
Take part in the first session (2 days of classes) and see if the program is right for you.
If you determine that this knowledge will not lead to an increase in your company's efficiency, you may withdraw without giving a reason.
We'll refund your entire payment. No hidden catches or complicated procedures.
Since you have nothing to lose—what's stopping you?
Don't wait. Reserve your spot.
The only edition will be in 2026. The next one won't be until 2027. Selection is based on applications.
- ✓30years of experience at ICAN
- ✓40,000+ ICAN graduates
- ✓100% money-back guaranteeafter the first session
- ✓a selectgroup of participants
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