External Special Event

CLA Futures Thinking

Master Class with Dr. Sohail Inayatullah

15th October, Taipei

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Course Overview

This course focuses on one of the most transformative methods in futures studies — Causal Layered Analysis (CLA). Through real-world cases from policy, organizational, educational, and healthcare contexts, you will learn to combine external environmental scanning with deep exploration of internal beliefs, unlocking strategic foresight and the ability to design meaningful futures.

What You’ll Learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Master CLA’s four layers — move from surface issues to deep metaphors, deconstruct and reframe problems, and strengthen your narrative and insight as a leader.

• Apply CLA to real challenges — at individual, organizational, or policy levels, generating creative, actionable, and future-oriented strategies.

• Enhance your foresight toolkit — integrate CLA with the Six Pillars of Futures Studies to boost strategic agility in uncertain environments.

• Learn from real-world cases — explore how CLA has driven transformation in sustainable governance, education, and healthcare, and reflect on its impact on your own leadership.

Who Should Join

• Leaders and change-makers in education, business, government, or the nonprofit sector

• Professionals in consulting, strategy, research, HR, or training seeking fresh perspectives

• Curious minds eager to explore futures thinking and spark innovative ideas

Why Join

The future is coming fast — don’t just follow it. This course equips you to take the lead, sharpen your foresight, and design the future you want.

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Prof. Sohail Inayatullah

Dr. Sohail Inayatullah, a political scientist and futurist, is the UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies at the Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity, IIUM, Malaysia.

He is also Professor at Tamkang University, Taiwan, and Associate, Melbourne Business School, the University of Melbourne. He teaches from www.metafutureschool.org where his courses include "Become a Futurist" and "Personal Futures: the CLA of the Self".

He is listed in the top two percent of the world's scientists as measured by the highest impact of citations. His most recent books include "CLA 3.0", "The End of the Cow and other Emerging Issues", and "Asia 2038".

In the past few years, he has worked with UNESCAP; Victoria Police; Auckland City Council; Data.com; Thailand Institute for Justice; Ho Chin Minh Academy; PWC; ANZ; OECD; FAO; INTERPOL; Mitsubishi Motors; the Government of New Zealand; WHO; the Government of Egypt; the Government of Indonesia; The Asian Development Bank; Globe Telecom; ISESCO; the Philippines Senate; the Pacific Community; GASERC; and the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission.

Dr. Mei Mei Song

Meimei Song, EdD is a futurist and an educator. She is the Founder and Director of Futures3. With experience in conducting Futures workshops in both English and Mandarin, Dr. Song brings Futures Thinking to a wide variety of people: including high-level executives from multi-national companies, policy-makers in various government organizations, product developers, as well as teachers and students of diffent educational levels.

Dr. Song is an adjunct professor at D-School at National Taiwan University, teaching courses that intersect Design Thinking and Futures Thinking. Dr. Song is a fellow of the World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF). She received her MA and EdD from Teachers College, Columbia University in the City of New York.

Song has had more than 17 years of teaching and research experience in Futures Studies at Tamkang University, Taiwan, where she served as an Associate Professor at the Graduate Institute of Futures Studies. She was also the Founder and Director of the Center for Futures Intelligence and Research (C-FAR) there. Dr. Song's research focuses include using futures as a medium for transdisciplinary education, integration of Futures and Design Thinking, creativity in engineering education, and Experiential Futures.