What Comes Next? Future-Proofing Exercises Can Unveil Your Path Forward
From Security Management Highlights by ASIS International
January 5, 2026 · 29 min
About this episode
The episode discusses future-proofing exercises for security and business leaders to navigate emerging risks and opportunities.
In an uncertain world, it can be difficult to see past the next 48 hours. But future-proofing exercises can help security and business leaders get more strategic about what they want to achieve in the next few years and how to get there, says futurist Heather Vescent. She helps outline how to step back and take a different worldview to uncover emerging risks and opportunities. Then, Scott Fitzsimmons talks about how to chart a path forward from individual contributor to manager to leader in security—for yourself or your employees—and how to instill a culture of reflection and professional growth in your organization. Additional Resources Get to know our colleague and friend, Mariah Bartz, in the ASIS Blog here: https://www.asisonline.org/security-news/blog/2025/in-loving-memory-mariah-bartz/ Read more about how to incorporate future-proofing into security tabletops and thought exercises in Heather Vescent’s article for Security Management: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2026/01/tabletop-exercises/future-proofing/ Want to test out Vescent’s future-proofing Mad Libs exercise? Use this video for a walkthrough…
People in this episode
Guests: Heather Vescent, Scott Fitzsimmons
Topics covered
- future-proofing
- security leadership
- strategic planning
- emerging risks
- professional growth
Keywords
- future-proofing
- security leadership
- strategic planning
- emerging risks
- professional growth
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: ASIS International, Security Management
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