As we all navigate these confusing times, there’s a lot of talk about scenario planning. However, much of what’s said misses the core point of the practice. Let’s explore what scenario planning really ...

Leading up to 2020, executives were already grappling with rising disruptive technologies, changing business models, and rivals emerging from unexpected places. Throw in a global pandemic, and the ...

Scenario planning is a set of strategic planning tools used to guide how action and decisions should be taken today in the context of uncertainty about the future. Scenarios are narratives—short ...

Over the past year, we have witnessed a wave of largely unexpected sociopolitical events with important implications for the social-impact sector: Brexit, the US presidential election, the rise of ...

Successful finance chiefs are breaking free from tradition in pre-budgeting scenario planning, supply chain analysis and cost ...

Today almost no business operates without some kind of scenario planning. Executives take pride in rigorously evaluating wide varieties of potential influences on their businesses, from customer moves ...

A team that can respond quickly to unexpected challenges will be much less likely to be caught off guard or paralyzed by inaction when the next unforeseen event happens. The Fast Company Executive ...

Scenario planning is the strategic management tool used to prepare for multiple future possibilities, creating a range of plausible situations and assessing their potential impact on business ...