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Anticipation Intelligence (AQ) TM

See further into the future, anticipate what’s coming, and adapt faster and with confidence.

Why AQ?

How often have you been blindsided by something you didn’t see coming?Or wished you’d spotted that great opportunity sooner?Then you need to improve your Anticipation Intelligence (AQ)TM.

The good news is intelligence is never static, and there are ways for you to grow your AQ!


Our aim isn’t to tell you what the future is, we believe that

YOU are the expert of your context

You are the best person to spot the trends that will influence your unique future.
Our mission is to help you get better at cultivating that natural ability. We give you a framework and exercises and tools and processes to develop this lived skill.

AQ means putting your future back into your hands


“I am definitely convinced now that AQ is something worth investing time and money in”

– Darius, Consultant


IQ → EQ → AQ

We've known for centuries that intelligence often equates with success, and so it is highly valued! But the idea of IQ (cognitive intelligence) being most important has become outdated.Psychologists have long argued that we have many different types of intelligence. For example, emotional intelligence (EQ), our ability to read and understand emotions, has gained credibility as a valid and important intelligence.Fast forward to today and we know more is needed. If the past two years have taught us anything it’s that an ability to anticipate what’s coming and adapt fast keeps you ahead of the curve.

We have defined this skill as Anticipation Intelligence (AQ)TM. Drawing on decades of foresight, psychology and strategy research, our thesis sets out why this is a critical skill for the present.To read more about the research behind AQ, download our white paper.


Introduction to AQ

£39


In this introductory workshop you will learn the psychology of how your brain is already thinking about the future (hint: it’s more than you think!) and start rewiring your brain to do so more effectively. So that you can get better at anticipating the future!


Testimonials

"Leila’s course on AQ opened up to me a new way of working on future proofing my decisions"

Uli, Project Manager


"Introduction to AQ is a must-do workshop for anyone who wants to learn more about their thought patterns and get a bit closer to the future they want"

Rachel, Entrepreneur


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AQ for organisations

Want a high AQ team?

We provide group trainings on AQ with the option to tailor it to your unique business context. Invest in your team’s future and wellbeing whilst watching your foresight capacity grow.


Our Story

We’ve spent collectively over three decades working with individuals and organisations of all sizes to explore and map the future and create adaptable strategies. The more we worked with people the more we noticed that some seemed much better at anticipating what was coming than others. They could spot the trends that were going to affect them, and see more clearly how these might play out, and so were able to come up with strategies and tactics for adapting.We spent a lot of time exploring what constituted this skillset and discovered it was a combination of foresight (seeing far ahead), topsight (seeing the whole and interconnections) and insight (seeing clearly without blindspots and assumptions). These skills and the ability to translate them into smart action (and use hindsight to do so) are what creates high AQ.

Our mission is make AQ as ubiquitous as IQ and EQ, equipping every individual with the confidence and capacity to anticipate and create the future they want.


About Us

Leila Varley

Founder and Training Lead

Leila is the lead designer of AQ curriculum and runs our courses. She has over a decade of experience facilitating courses and workshops around the world and blends practical learning and intellectual rigour with humour and fun! She has spent her career helping individuals, small businesses and big organisations to solve big problems, navigate the unknown and think creatively and strategically about the future. She’s lived and worked across four continents working with solopreneurs to big organisations like UN agencies and global corporations. She is passionate about personal development, reads voraciously, loves getting into nature and is currently trying to make the perfect pistachio gelato.

Shirin leads on the research and academic side of AQ, including coining the term! She has spent the past two decades exploring the future of big global issues such as risk, regulation and society, HIV/AIDS, diabetes and health, natural hazards, intellectual property rights and mobility for UN agencies, Fortune 500 companies, not-for-profits, universities and individuals. Each time the task has been exploring where and how disruptive change could impact the status quo, shining a spotlight on the non-obvious. She lives in London and in her spare time, she’ll be pottering around the garden, cooking for friends or at a classical music concert.

Shirin Elahi

Co-Founder and Research Lead


Contact Us

We’d love to hear from you! Drop us a line if you’d like to know more about our research, courses or just for a chat. We’re actively looking for partners to help us deliver more workshops so please get in touch if that’s you. Email us at hello@growmyaq.com or just click on the button below.

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Terms and Conditions

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1. Copyright Policy

This copyright policy sets out how users are permitted to use our content. This policy forms part of our terms and conditions. We reserve the right to change our copyright policy from time to time by publishing an updated policy on our website, which shall become effective and replace any previous policy with effect from publication. This version of the copyright policy was published on 21 June 2022.Copyright law gives the copyright owner the exclusive right to control the use of copyright protected works. All of the material published on our website and other digital/wireless platforms is protected by copyright law. Use that is made without our permission may therefore infringe our copyright which can result in personal and corporate liability.You are welcome to view our content for your personal use on any device, including PC, laptop, smartphone, tablet or other mobile device. You may share links to articles, by using any sharing tools and providing attribution of source, i.e. Source: Anticipation Intelligence (AQ)TM.You may not copy, republish or redistribute Anticipation Intelligence (AQ)TM content in any media, including other websites, social media platforms, newsletters or intranet without attribution. While we recognise that Internet users may want to share information with others, this limited to no more than 140 characters as set out below, provided:
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Anticipation Intelligence (AQ)TM operates in the UK and is subject to UK tax legislation. We do not as yet have a VAT registration number. Unless otherwise indicated, prices stated on our website are inclusive of any applicable value added tax (VAT) or other sales taxes.Payments taken for services are processed in the United Kingdom therefore please check with your bank or credit card issuer to find out if any other charges will be applied to you; Anticipation Intelligence (AQ) TM is not responsible for any such charges. You are also responsible for paying any internet connection or telecommunications charges that you may incur by accessing our website.

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We reserve the right to suspend or terminate any interactions with you if you breach our terms and conditions, with or without notice and without further obligation to you. We may also suspend or terminate interaction if we are prevented from providing services to you by circumstances beyond our control. If this occurs, unless there are exceptional circumstances, we will provide you with a pro rata refund with any amounts that you have paid us in advance that relate to any remaining and unexpired period of your service provision. Anticipation Intelligence (AQ)TM reserves the right to suspend or terminate without refund in the event of any verbal or written abuse of any kind (including abusive, offensive or aggressive language) directed towards us or our team.

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These terms and conditions will be subject to English law. Both you and we agree that the courts of England will have non-exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise out of, under, or in connection with these terms and conditions.

7. Our commitment to you and Disclaimers

We do not accept financial responsibility for your use of Anticipation Intelligence (AQ)TM. The onus remains on you for your interpretation of our ideas and exercises. We promise to develop and operate all products and services emanating from Anticipation Intelligence (AQ)TM with reasonable skill and care and will use reasonable efforts to promptly remedy any faults of which we become aware.We do not make any promises in respect of quality, completeness or accuracy of the information published on our website other than as expressly stated above. We do not accept any liability for matters beyond our reasonable control. We do not control third-party communications networks (including your internet service provider), the Internet, acts of god or the acts of third parties.You agree that if we are in breach of these terms and conditions, we will only be responsible to you for any damages that you incur arising out of your use of Anticipation Intelligence (AQ)TM. If you incur any loss as a result of using Anticipation Intelligence (AQ)TM outside the scope of these terms and conditions, we accept no responsibility (liability) to you for this. You will be responsible for all claims, liabilities, damages, cost and expenses suffered or incurred as a result of your breach of these terms and conditions. We will only be responsible for loss or damage you suffer which is the reasonably foreseeable result of our breach of a legal duty of care owed to you, but in no event shall the liability of Anticipation Intelligence (AQ)TM exceed the amount, if any, paid by you to Anticipation Intelligence (AQ)TM for the service or product to which the claim pertains.

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9. Corporate Information

Anticipation Intelligence (AQ)TM trades as part of Corset Economy, a company registered in England and Wales. Its corporate details are as follows: company registered number is 12064455, registered office address is Athene House, Suite J, 86 The Broadway, London NW7 3TD, England, United Kingdom.

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