“I met Sohail unexpectedly in 2005 at conference on University of Tomorrow, in Luxembourg. I learnt about futures and scenario planning from his lucid presentation then. Within the next month, Sohail was in Penang to lead a team of 30 academics from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to plan ahead for the 2025. By 2008, USM won the prestigious bid to be Malaysia’s only APEX status university based on the outcome of the scenario plan, in particular as ‘The Sustainability-led University.’ The rest is history.

I find Sohail’s approach to the futures very instructive and practical for those who are looking for a model of transformation in an uncertain future. It is also fun-filled as much as it is thought-provoking!”

Former Rector
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), & Immediate-past President, International Association 
of Universities (IAU), Paris

“What I love about futures and the way Sohail teaches it is that it opens participants minds that visions have to be more than possible futures: they have to be preferred futures. To unleash them, people have to think outside the box and use not just knowledge and evidence but also emotions and creativity.

The importance of Sohail’s course is evident now: the global community experiences first-hand why futures thinking with all its tools like emerging issues analysis, scenario planning with radical change scenarios, and backcasting are important. Had we used them across countries, agencies, and stakeholders, we would be in a much better position as a global community to respond to and manage the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Dr. Susann Roth
(MD, MPH, PHD) Principal Knowledge Sharing and Services Specialist, Asian Development Bank

“I have had the pleasure of working with Professor Inayatullah across a number of global think tanks and law enforcement initiatives over the last 13 years. He is always excellent in what he does, and brings fresh ideas and expert analysis of the highest level to the table. Professor Inayatullah helps to generate insights that transform the way you think and how you process the world around, opening key skills for futures thinking. Our current work together has seen Professor Inayatullah support INTERPOL and key high profile partners in the exploration of scenarios for the post COVID-19 environment and the role of law enforcement as well as police cooperation.”

Anita Hazenberg
Former Director, Innovation Centre Directorate, Interpol

“Ivana Milojević is one of the most brilliant and original futures researchers of her generation. Her work on gender and education is groundbreaking and provides essential insights into the socio-cultural dimensions of our global futures.”

Dr. Jennifer Gidley
Former President,
World Futures Studies Federation

Students and teaching staff frequently describe Ivana as “insightful,” “deeply empathetic,” and “capable of deconstructing the most rigid power structures through gentle but firm inquiry.”

The University of the Sunshine Coast

Often cites Ivana as a premier facilitator who can bridge the gap between “hard” strategic planning and “soft” cultural transformation. She is credited with making foresight accessible to NGOs and grassroots organisations.

The UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies

“Dr. Inayatullah has become the World Class futurist, giving thousands 
of lectures, workshops and consultations literally all over the world, and writing scores of highly-regarded articles and books about all aspects of futures studies.


His position as the first UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies is merely one indication of the esteem in which he is held in the global futures community and by the thousands of people whose lives he has influenced through his teaching, writing, and example.”

Jim Dator
Professor Emeritus, Hawaii Research Center for Future Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa

“I feel fortunate to have found this course. I was looking for a training on futures because I was interested in how trends and human behaviour shape the future. However, as I worked through the course, I began to understand there are many other variables.

The most valuable takeaway for me was to realise the future is not predetermined – the future is an asset with many possibilities. This opened my mind. I like that the course offers many exercises which helped me put concepts into practice, and I appreciate
Professor Sohail and Adam who were always there to give me their feedback. I highly recommend this course.”

Satori Valez
Psychologist, Art therapist