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08 June 2026  |  17 July 2026

Predictive Reasoning for Business, Government, and Creative Industries

Applications accepted until
25 May 2026
Short Course Coordinator:
Sibongile Msimanga
Accreditation:
Certificate of Competence
Course dates
08 June 2026 - 17 July 2026
Applications close
25 May 2026
Overview
This online asynchronous course equips students with the skills to synthesise insights from diverse, contemporary sources to make informed predictions about the future shape of society and its commercial, social, political, and regulatory implications. Participants explore different forms of reasoning, creativity, and imagination as tools for predictive inference. The course examines news, public discourse, predictive fiction, and the creative arts as valuable sources of foresight. Students learn to identify predictive events, generate multi-layered future scenarios, and translate insights into actionable plans. The course is ideal for professionals and students seeking to enhance strategic foresight, innovation, and future-oriented decision-making. A quality-assured certificate from the University of the Witwatersrand is issued upon successful completion.
Duration
8 Weeks
Format
Self-paced course, with no live lectures; 2 hours per module x 15 modules
Pricing
VAT Incl. = R17,825.00

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    The course content addresses the following topics:


    • The importance of predictive inference
    • Different types of reasoning
    • The disciplines of predictive reasoning
    • Creativity and imagination in predictive reasoning
    • Sources of predictive information
    • A primer on fictional sources
    • Analysing news and current affairs
    • Analysing journals and online magazines
    • Analysing public forums
    • Analysing the comments section of media
    • Analysing predictive fiction 
    • Analysing the creative arts
    • The role of POC / predictive events
    • Generating multi-layered scenarios
    • Spotting the commercial opportunity in scenarios
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