Did you know: The move to possibility thinking show that teams that incorporate multiple perspectives and scenarios make better business decisions 87% of the time.(1)
Join us for the DCU Introduction to Possibility Studies Webinar on Wed April 29th at 1:00pm (for 1 hour) and discover how to get your teams focused and more engaged in divergent thinking. This Webinar is brought to you by the DCU Centre for Executive Education
What is this about?
Organisations today operate in volatility: AI disruption, Market shifts, Policy uncertainty and Talent change. Most leadership frameworks focus on risk management or forecasting. Few develop the capability to systematically expand what is possible.
Professor Vlad Glăveanu, Professor of Psychology at Dublin City University and founder of the international Possibility Studies Network, works at the frontier of creativity, culture and human imagination. His research explores how individuals, teams and institutions generate, evaluate and enact new possibilities under constraint.
This is not brainstorming. It is not speculative futurology. It is disciplined possibility work.
Studies show that when teams adopt this mindset, they engage in divergent thinking, which allows them to see multiple solutions to a single problem rather than settling for the first “safe” option.
Possibility Thinking focuses on:
- How leaders expand option space under uncertainty
- How organisations avoid premature closure around safe choices
- How imagination interacts with data, culture and structure
- How constraints can become catalysts for innovation
- How collective creativity drives strategic renewal
WHY THIS MATTERS FOR IRISH ORGANISATIONS
Ireland is an open, exposed economy. Irish firms operate in fast moving global markets. Public bodies face complex societal challenges. Strategic advantage will increasingly depend on:
- The ability to reframe problems
- The ability to surface alternative pathways
- The ability to experiment responsibly
- The ability to shape rather than simply react to change
Possibility Thinking provides a structured capability for doing exactly that.
Example In Practice: Instead of cutting a budget by 20% and losing quality, a team might use possibility thinking to redesign the entire supply chain, potentially discovering a more efficient model that saves even more.
This approach is rare in the Irish executive education market. Internationally, it sits at the intersection of creativity science, innovation strategy and organisational leadership.
DCU Business School is hosting a complimentary one hour webinar to introduce leaders to this work. Places will be limited to maintain discussion quality.
In this session, Professor Glăveanu will:
- Outline the core principles of Possibility Thinking
- Share applied examples from research and practice
- Explore how leaders can expand strategic options in uncertain environments
- Engage participants in a short structured possibility exercise
This webinar is designed for:
- Senior leaders
- Innovation leads
- Strategy directors
- Public sector executives
- Entrepreneurs and founders
Register now to secure your place and take the first step towards your executive leadership journey.
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