Futures ALCHEMY™: Transforming Disruption into Bold, Strategic Innovation
A powerful method to turn uncertainty into imagination capital, actionable vision, and future-forward adaptive advantage
Featured at ESOMAR North America 2025
Dr. Ford will debut Futures ALCHEMY™ as the opening keynote of the ESOMAR Trends Horizon North America Conference.
What is Futures ALCHEMY™?
The Futures ALCHEMY™ method (Anticipate, Listen, Curate, Hone, Envision, Manifest, Yield) is a visionary yet practical framework that integrates futures literacy, narrative thinking, and innovation strategy.
Transforming Disruption
A method for turning uncertainty into imagination capital, actionable vision, and iterative innovation—equipping individuals and organizations with critical capabilities to thrive in an era of accelerating change.
Human-Centered, Science-Backed
Inspired by Dr. Ford's lived experience of alchemizing personal upheaval, the framework is also rooted in cognitive science, evidence-based power of storytelling, and strategic foresight.
Building Adaptive Capacity
Blends futures thinking and narrative strategy to unlock breakthrough thinking and empower leaders to navigate complexity with clarity, creativity, and boldness.
Imagination Capital™ — a measurable capability to envision compelling alternative futures and use those visions as assets to drive innovation amid uncertainty.
Keynotes and Workshops
Spanning Education and Corporate Settings
These dynamic talks are grounded in a deep commitment to social impact and measurable results. Each topic can be customized for specific audiences, including educators, students, corporate teams, and community leaders.
Keynote Experience
A dynamic, story-driven keynote designed to ignite imagination and inspire bold action in times of uncertainty. Ideal for conferences and leadership events.
3 Module Workshop Series
A modular, interactive journey through the 7-part Futures ALCHEMY™ framework to build futures literacy, innovation capacity, and imagination capital within organizations.
STEM Education Workshop
An immersive workshop bringing futures thinking and creative problem-solving into STEM teaching and learning through storytelling and speculative design.
Keynote Experience
Futures ALCHEMY : Transforming Disruption into a Catalyst for Bold Innovation
A human-centered framework to activate imagination, ignite agency, and thrive in uncertainty
Disruption can redefine our relationship with the future. In this inspiring keynote, Dr. Ford shares Futures ALCHEMY, a dynamic, human-centered framework for transforming uncertainty into bold visions of what's possible. Blending cognitive science with her own powerful story, she shows how futures thinking can build imagination capital and serve as a tool of empowerment during times of change. Audiences are invited to break through fear-driven narratives, spark creativity, and embrace inspiration-fueled innovation to lead, adapt, and thrive.
Key Takeaways:
- A practical framework to reframe challenges as catalysts for growth
- Tools for cultivating creativity and futures thinking skills in uncertain times
- Inspiring stories of resilience, reinvention, and radical possibility
Ideal for: Corporate innovation teams, educators, students, leaders navigating change
Corporate Strategy: 3 Module Workshop Series
Futures ALCHEMY : Transforming Disruption into Strategic Advantage
Building Imagination Capital™ to Unlock Bold Innovation
In an era of accelerating change, many organizations are stuck in reactive mode. This three-module workshop helps leaders and teams break through uncertainty, unlock creativity, and embed foresight as a strategic capability.
Participants will learn to:
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Reframe disruption as fuel for innovation
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Build future-ready decision tools and creative capacity
3
Design bold visions with clear action roadmaps
Key Takeaways:
Strategic Framework
A seven-step framework for converting disruption into strategic growth
Decision Tools
Tools to accelerate decision-making and experimentation while reducing risk
Innovation Index
A customized Imagination Capital™ Index to benchmark innovation readiness
Action Roadmap
A clear roadmap for building future-forward adaptive advantage
Ideal for: Executive leaders, strategy teams, corporate innovation units, organizations navigating AI disruption or large-scale transformation
STEM Education Workshop
Futures ALCHEMY™: From Disruption to Design
Reimagining STEM Learning Ecosystems
In a time of accelerating change, educators need more than reactive strategies—they need visionary tools.
In this interactive workshop, participants will :
- Explore future trends and drivers of change
- Reimagine learning ecosystems rooted in equity, joy, and belonging
- Design bold scenarios and near-term action plans
Ideal for: Educators, instructional leaders, STEM faculty, ed nonprofits, innovation teams
Note: This workshop can also be adapted for general education and lifelong learning audiences.
Custom Sessions and Fireside Chats
Dr. Ford is also available for tailored sessions, hosting/emceeing, panels, and fireside chats that align with organizational priorities—including social impact, innovation, STEM education, and beyond. Topics can be co-developed with your team to meet your audience's needs.
Booking & Contact:
TESTIMONIALS
"We held a computer science workshop 3 weeks after summit and one of our facilitators pulled me aside and said, 'It's been 3 weeks, and I am still thinking about Dr. Ford. I have never thought about a keynote speaker and their message this long after a conference before.' What a compliment! What an inspiration!"
Anna Pyles, STEM Project Specialist, Batelle
Let's Begin a Transformation Journey Together
Ready to transform disruption into strategic innovation and bold possibilities for your organization? Let's co-create powerful experiences tailored to your unique challenges and aspirations.
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