Scenario Planning in Uncertain Times

This course teaches scenario planning as a strategic foresight tool for navigating uncertainty. Participants will learn to anticipate shifts, test plans against disruptions, and build flexible strategies that adapt to change.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
– Understand the principles and benefits of scenario planning.
– Identify drivers of change and build plausible future scenarios.
– Stress-test current strategies against diverse futures.
– Develop adaptive strategies and contingency plans.
– Facilitate scenario thinking in teams and leadership sessions.

1- Why Scenario Thinking Matters in Today’s World
2- Identifying Drivers of Change and Strategic Uncertainty
3- Crafting Scenarios: Narratives, Data, and Assumptions
4- Pressure-Testing Strategies and Designing Flexibility
5- Facilitating Scenario Planning and Strategic Foresight

Strategy teams, senior leaders, planners, risk managers, and policy professionals navigating complexity and change.

Scenario design workshops, environmental scanning, strategy audits, risk simulations, facilitation practice, and future-back planning.

Participants will leave with a set of scenarios, a resilience-focused strategy plan, and the tools to guide future-proofing discussions in their organizations.