Scenario planning is a strategic planning tool used to make flexible long-term plans. It is a method for learning about the future by understanding the nature and impact of the most uncertain and important driving forces affecting our world.
Scenario planning works best if participants are able to ‘think outside the box’, to coin a phrase. In our everyday working environments this can be difficult to achieve, so it is a good idea to run our activities in a different setting – somewhere away from the everyday grind, perhaps even a little unusual. (Northumbria University 2013)
Refer to my company – Chopard. I am not sure if we got any Scenario Planning since it should be discussed during our management meeting. No matter we got it or not, but one idea within Scenario planning is interesting – Thinking dothe unthinkable. Brainstorming activities and stories telling can be made so as to bring out more idea and inspiration for our organization. I think this can lead our company to becoming a popular learning organization as well.
Besides, action plan about what should we do (or not do) is also important. We have to always bear in mind that scenarios do not represent truths – they are based on what we know about what is happening and the application of imagination in order to predict what might happen in the future.
References:
Northumbria University 2013. Scenario Planning. Retrived from :
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/scenario-planning/
HI BEN,
ReplyDeleteI agree with 'We have to always bear in mind that scenarios do not represent truths – they are based on what we know about what is happening and the application of imagination in order to predict what might happen in the future.' I think there is a scenario planning in you company as well because every organization has its own planning dealing with the accidental stuff in the future. hope you can share when you find it out