The Futurist Institute® exclusively confers the Certified Futurist and Long-Term Analyst (FLTA®) designation that recognizes individuals as a Certified Futurist. The FLTA® is the only designation in the world that certifies its recipients have achieved significant professional success and have completed rigorous training to acquire the skills necessary to be futurists, and to earn our unique designation.
Develop a compelling worldview of the impact technological changes will have on the economy, society, and your profession. Learn the best ways to use data, share your outlook, and generate buy-in for your vision.
All companies will be affected by coming technological advancements, which will drive the professional demand for Futurists, who can share and shape corporate strategy designed to leverage future changes in technology.
Gain valuable skills to help you drive change and find upside – even as technology threatens to turn parts of our professional lives upside down. Understand future opportunities and risks, to develop a path forward for your company, your industry, and yourself!
Use your new title as a Certified Futurist™ and your Certified Futurist and Long-Term Analyst® or FLTA® designation:
The consulting track is designed for consulting professionals, including analysts, managers, and senior leaders. The courses and workshops of this track are focused on helping consultants learn about the core topics in the FLTA® curriculum, while the workshops are designed to help consulting professionals monetize the value of the content and time invested in The Futurist Institute's FLTA® program. The consulting track workshops build on FLTA® content and include actionable takeaways to build client relationships, professional strategies to help build your corporate and personal brand, and frameworks to discuss new technologies and trends that present opportunities and risks for your consulting clients.
The Futurist Institute's legal track is ideal for individuals in the legal profession. The FLTA® courses in the legal track include special content about how new and emerging technologies will be impacted by existing case law and regulations. There is also a focus in the courses on the necessity of new regulations and laws to address emerging technologies. Workshops in this track include content that helps legal professionals frame contextual discussions of new and emerging technologies. There is also a focus in the workshops on content marketing and leadership that helps legal professionals build their visibility and platform.
The accounting and tax track is designed for professionals interested in learning about new technology trends and how those technologies could impact the accounting and tax professions. The Futurist Institute's accounting and tax courses provide an in-depth discussion of new and emerging technologies, while the accounting and tax track workshops build on FLTA® content and include actionable takeaways to build client relationships, professional strategies to help build your corporate and personal brand, and frameworks to discuss new technologies and trends that present opportunities and risks for your accounting and tax clients.
The financial planning track of the FLTA® is designed for finance and financial planning professionals. The Futurist Institute's financial planning courses focus on the implications for financial markets, investors, investable themes, and how to be conversant with clients about new and emerging technologies and trends. Workshops in this track help financial planning professionals learn about using knowledge and content to build client relationships and become a recognized thought leader.
The Futurist Institute's standard professional track is ideal for any professional seeking to become a futurist. The FLTA® courses in the standard track foster a broad understanding of new and emerging technology trends and how to put them into specific professional contexts. Workshops in the standard track also help individuals understand how to build a career as a futurist and how to project their new understanding and abilities.
The national security track is designed for professionals interested in how technology and trends will impact the future of national security, geopolitics, and military conflicts. Every course in this track includes special content reserved for national security professionals to help them put a national security context around new and emerging technology risks and opportunities. Access to this track is restricted and requires permission.
FLTA® recipients are leaders in their fields, and they have made tremendous progress in establishing themselves as futurists. The Futurist Institute® helps analysts build the skills to see the longer term and become effective futurists.
For more information about becoming a Certified Futurist™ email: FLTA@futuristinstitute.org
In order to receive the designation you must apply after passing the final exam.
Passing the final exam and submitting the application does not guarantee that you will receive the the Certified Futurist™ and FLTA® designation. The Certified Futurist designation is awarded entirely at the discretion of The Futurist Institute®. Continuing education may be required to maintain the designation. The Certified Futurist™, Futurist and Long-Term Analyst™, and FLTA® designations may be revoked at any time for any reason at the sole discretion of The Futurist Institute®.