If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
Summary:
This article addresses several core principles of scenario planning as described by the author’s experiences using planning methodology. Scenario planning is about moving confidently towards tomorrow and towards the aspiration of what an organization wants to become. In the hands of a skilled facilitator this process can be a meaningful way of engaging stakeholders in a process of thoughtful change that strengthens the strategic intent of an organization.
Article Quote:
“Building scenarios is more art than science and while it engages the head, scenarios often more about passion, vision and heart. As a result, scenario planning is a useful tool that works best where there is leadership, openness to change, uncertainty future, and the time to process the uncertainty. Conversely, if the way forward is predetermined or an organization is in the midst of a crisis or otherwise does not have the capacity to absorb long-term change, scenario planning will be less helpful.”
Link: http://facilitationprocess.com/scenario-planning-as-a-facilitation-tool
When creating scenarios, one needs to build time into the process to twist and turn scenarios until there is alignment across several dimensions. When groups work together to bring a scenario into existence, they begin the work of creation.
Once created, the strategies and actions that support movement towards the realization of the scenario becomes a self-fulfilling direction. Possessing the right mind set from the very beginning will help bring the scenario into existence. A right mind set is positive to change and ‘rolls with the punches’.
For more on strategic planning, see http://www.performancesolutionstech.com/category/strategicplanning/
Related posts:
- Drowning in Strategic Initiatives? Here is a powerful tool for screening them out. Summary: For years Robert Bradford, strategic planning expert, focused on four...
- Strategic Planning Goes Beyond Who Does What By When Summary: “Bill and Hillary are dead in a locked room,...
- Proactive Strategic Planning Summary: Kerry Martin asks, “What’s strategic about having a fixed...
- Be Spontaneous — Plan Ahead Summary: A few years ago, many HR executives developed workforce-management...
- Strategic Planning Analogy #301: Management by Voting? Summary: Tools like Web 2.0 have made it easier...
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.