Description
Book Synopsis"Artful scenario spinning is a form of convergent thinking about divergent futures. It ensures that you are not always right about the future but--better--that you are almost never wrong about the future. The technology is powerful, simple, and enjoyable, and so is Schwartza s book.
Table of ContentsIntroduction to the Paperback Edition:
The Strategic Conversation -
Broadening The Long View
The Pathfinders Tale
The Smith & Hawken Story: The Process of Scenario-Building
Uncovering the Decision
Information-Hunting and Gathering
Creating Scenario Building Blocks
Anatomy of a New Driving Force: The Global Teenager
Composing a Plot
The World in 2005: Three Scenarios
Rehearsing The Future
Epilogue: To My Newborn Son
Afterword: The Value of a Strategic Conversation
Appendix: Steps to Developing Scenarios