Our mission is to help organizations make the most of their training and technology investments for virtual communications and remote teaching/learning.
We provide:
Strategic planning advice
Readiness and needs assessments
Instruction for teachers/trainers or students/trainees
Evaluation of project success
We also study the industry, looking for the best of the best software and hardware, and sharing what we find with our clients, friends, fans, and professional community.
Three Pillars of Success
When it comes to technology for communication, collaboration, and learning online, focus on the three pillars of success:
Technology.
Training.
Research.
Technology
In an effort to stay abreast with changes in software and hardware for virtual and blended communication and learning, we continually evaluate the best of the best online tools that we believe deserve your consideration. These fall into three categories:
Content Creation (Putting the pieces together.)
Text Tools
Image Tools
Audio/Video Tools
Web Page Tools
Meeting, Teaming, or Learning Platforms
Content Delivery (Getting the pieces to the end users)
File Sharing
Multicasting Audio or Video
Meeting Platforms
Synchronous (real-time web conferencing)
Asynchronous (anytime discussion forums)
Collaboration (Learning about efficient and effective communication)
Success with online:
Meeting
Teaming
Learning
Community Building
Training
We are especially proud of two of our best-received programs:
Both are available in self-paced or instructor-led formats, via online or blended delivery. And both have received rave reviews.
We also offer consulting and coaching in virtual teaming and virtual community building.
Research
We conduct our own research and publish reports of interest to our clients. Among these are three frequently referenced reports often cited by experts in the field and used by hundreds of decision-makers as a guide in choosing software for their own organizations.
Comparison of Leading Course Management Software (CMS; aka Learning Management Software or LMS)
Comparison of Virtual Collaboration Software Platforms
“The people at FutureU are creative thinkers and revolutionary educators, combining technological sophistication with highly developed people skills. A pleasure to work with, reliable, thorough and innovative.”
Lisa Faithorn, P.h.D.
Cultural Anthropologist, NASA Ames
Who Else We Serve
Consulting Services
We have also helped dozens of small and micro businesses trying to navigate the rough waters of the volatile global economy.
FutureU™ is headquartered in San Francisco, with an east coast field office in Wells, Maine. Our Consulting Associates maintain their own offices in many major U.S. and international locations. Learn more about FutureU™