William Cockayne @X

Building sci-fi → sci-fact, imagination → implementation, blue-sky → brass tacks.

Autumn 2026
  • Strategic Foresight @ University of St. Gallen
  • 'Building moonshots' at ETHZ Incube Challenge 2026
  • DIAMOND 2026 (TBA)

    • Tools
  • [FREE BOOK]Playbook for Strategic Foresight and Innovation [PDF] (buy at Amazon)
  • [BOOK] Building Moonshots: 50+ Ways to Turn Radical Ideas into Reality (buy at Amazon)

    • Foundations
  • Stanford Moonshots [2018-2025]
  • Future Builders Innovation Camp @ BTH
  • NATO DIAMOND 2025 @ Zurich
  • Stanford ME410A/ME410B/ME410C Foresight and Technological Innovation [2004-2021]
  • Stanford ME 297X Innovation with Emerging Technologies
  • Stanford HUM 181 Introduction to Strategic Foresight
  • Stanford HUM 182 Case Studies in Strategic Foresight
  • Stanford HUM 183 Strategic Foresight and Innovation
  • Stanford HUM 202 The Future of Cooperation
  • Stanford HUM 203 Introduction to Critical Foresight
  • Stanford ME209/HUM204 Redesigning the Future
  • Stanford HUM205 Innovation and Critical Foresight
  • Stanford DSN111W Design Your Future: Design Thinking and Foresight Strategy for Businesses and Organizations
  • Stanford DSN112W Design Your Future: Design Innovation for Global Teams
  • Stanford DSN113W Design Your Future: Design Innovation for Personal Growth