About Future Mapping

Future Mapping, as developed by Learning Strategies Corporation, offers a distinct approach to goal setting that diverges from traditional methods. Here’s a more specific look at how it differs:
Focus on Both Rational and Intuitive Thinking: Future Mapping integrates both logical, analytical thinking and intuitive, imaginative thinking. This contrasts with conventional planning methods that often emphasize linear, rational processes.
Imagining the Ideal Future: Instead of setting goals from a current problem-solving perspective, Future Mapping encourages individuals to imagine an ideal future, engaging with it emotionally and intuitively.
Non-linear Planning: Unlike typical step-by-step planning, Future Mapping involves envisioning the desired outcome and working backwards to identify key leverage points and actions that align with your vision.
Subconscious Alignment through Storytelling: Future Mapping uses storytelling as a tool to align both conscious and subconscious elements with your goals. By crafting a narrative around your envisioned future, you activate deeper emotional and mental engagement. This storytelling aspect helps you visualize the journey towards your goal more vividly, integrating elements of creativity and imagination into the planning process. The narrative can include the challenges, triumphs, and milestones, making the path to the goal more relatable and engaging.
By incorporating storytelling, the process becomes more experiential and compelling, helping to cement the desired outcome in both the mind and emotions. This can be particularly effective at unlocking motivation and maintaining focus on long-term objectives.

Engagement of Emotions: Future Mapping places a strong emphasis on emotional engagement with goals. It stresses that when you feel good about the future you’re envisioning, you’re more likely to mobilize energy and creativity towards achieving it.
Focus on Positive Outcomes: The method tends to stress envisioning positive outcomes rather than focusing on solving issues or problems, which is a shift from many traditional goal-setting methods.
By merging creativity with structured planning, Future Mapping aims to harness deeper motivations and unlock new avenues for achieving goals.
This method uniquely combines visual mapping with storytelling to activate both rational and intuitive capacities, leading to innovative pathways for goal achievement.

Paul Scheele from Learning Strategies explains a bit about Future Mapping.