Thinking About The Future: The Value Of Scenario Planning

Scenario planning is a business management technique that can help us to think about the future of globalization and so enable us to be better prepared for it. The future cannot be predicted with any precision. But we can be sure that it will be different in many ways from the present. We are living in a period of rapid change. Many things we have taken for granted are changing. But some things remain the same. The challenge is to be prepared for the changes and continuations, and this requires a significant investment in time and resources. Scenario planning helps us to rethink our worldviews. It encourages us to think about the future differently. It liberates us from our prison of perception.