Short. Intensive. Transformative.
The Green Lab is a 3.5-hour introduction to the mindset, core principles and methodology of Strategic Foresight and Early Warning.
It is designed for leaders, executives, analysts, and teams who must operate amid accelerating political, economic, societal, and geopolitical instability — from states losing influence to the rapid emergence of disorders such as hybrid threats, supply chain uncertainties, transnational disruptions and even narco-trafficking risks. It draws on Dr. Hélène Lavoix’s decades of international experience — including high-level training for national security institutions.
More than ever, organisations feel vulnerable and unprepared. The Green Lab offers a first essential step to regain clarity, anticipation, and strategic confidence.
(Art direction and design: Jean-Dominique Lavoix-Carli)
The Labs series
The Green Lab is part of the Red Team Strategic Labs series, a progressive set of advanced training experiences designed by Dr. Hélène Lavoix. Each Lab focuses on specific stages of mastering strategic foresight and warning through graph-based and structural analysis: building, applying, or initiating the craft.
What makes the Green Lab different
- A rigorous international approach, grounded in real-world foresight and warning work for governments, international institutions, and strategic sectors.
- A highly visual presentation style — no slides crammed with text, but carefully selected images, maps, and conceptual diagrams that stimulate reflection and imagination.
- A focus on political and geopolitical change, enabling organisations to understand the world they operate in and avoid being blindsided by escalating instability.
- Open discussion tailored to participants’ context, allowing them to connect foresight principles to the issues they face today.
- Exercises that introduce key analytical habits, fostering the ability to question assumptions, explore uncertainties, and begin structuring the origins of future change.
Two Formats to Choose From
Option A — The Interactive Lab (3.5 hours)
A structured session combining teaching, discussion, and hands-on practice.
Includes:
- 2 hours of presentation and guided dialogue
- 1.5 hours of practical exercises, such as:
- What keeps you awake at night? — identifying priority issues
- Surfacing hidden assumptions — making implicit beliefs explicit and revealing underlying causes to enable more effective action
- What if…? brainstorming — beginning to explore emerging futures
This option is ideal for teams who want to experience foresight tools and immediately apply them to their own domain.
Option B — The Leadership Foresight Dialogue Session (3.5 hours)
A high-level format designed for senior executives, board members, and decision-makers.
Includes:
- A full visual lecture
- Open, free-flowing discussion adapted to participants’ concerns (Chatham House rules if multiple organisations’ participants).
- Contextualised examples drawn from international security, geopolitics, and major global transitions
This format supports leaders who need perspective, clarity, and a confidential space to think ahead without the pressure of “having all the answers.”
It mirrors the successful sessions delivered for senior professionals in Paris and for the ENA Tunis Institute of Leadership.
What Participants Gain
- A clear understanding of what strategic foresight and early warning is — and how it differs from trend-watching, forecasting or intuition
- The ability to start making sense of political, economic, social, and geopolitical disruptions affecting their organisation
- A first exposure to core analytical habits required to think beyond immediacy
- Increased capacity to question assumptions and identify underlying drivers of future change
- A shared vocabulary for discussing uncertainty, risks, and emerging change
- For leaders: renewed strategic calm and confidence, a valuable asset for career progression and credibility
- A stronger foundation to engage in more advanced foresight and warning work
For Whom
- Executives, CEOs, chairpersons, presidents, executive board members
- Senior leaders having to face alone disruptive changes
- Organisations seeking confidential, high-level strategic preparation
- Government institutions
- International organisations and large enterprises
- Small and medium-sized enterprises navigating complex environments
- Leadership teams preparing for future transformations
A confidential one-to-one format is available for senior leaders who require complete discretion.
Format and Logistics
- Duration: 3h30
- Delivery:
- In person — on your premises or in a setting of your choice
- Online — secure videoconference
- Language: English or French
- Slides: Highly visual, image-based, no text-heavy materials
- Group size: Adapted to the client (recommended 6–20 participants)
- One-to-one option: Available when confidentiality is required
Fees
Programme fees vary depending on region, sector, number of participants, and delivery format.
A tailored quotation is provided on request: [email protected] or contact us.
Do You Want to Bring the Green Lab to Your Team?
Contact us to discuss your needs and receive a customised proposal.
