Evolution of Scenario Planning : : Theory and Practice from Disorder to Order / / George Burt.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2023 Part 1
• VerfasserIn: Burt, George,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XIII, 189 p.)

Scenario planning is a long and well-established approach to help leaders create novel insights and challenge what they know of the world to influence future action. But as the world becomes increasingly unpredictable, leaders must question the traditional mode of analysing the contextual environment and adopt new capabilities to embrace change while they redefine and reframe their organisation for the future. The Evolution of Scenario Planning explores the pervasive nature of change. It provides a contemporary approach to using scenarios as strategic conversation to embrace experiences – past and present – to create novel understanding and insights. The book uses case studies and practical examples to guide facilitators in applying the scenario process in their organisation. Leaders, senior managers, consultants and academics will learn how to engage with scenarios as a central element of strategy and better understand their role in strategic leadership. They will also gain insight into the skills and capabilities revealed during the process of strategic conversation, where ambiguity and equivocality is a natural feature of such conversation. The Evolution of Scenario Planning makes a compelling case for using scenarios to enable leaders to develop foresight and attunement to grasp the ongoing dynamic of their uncertain and ambiguous world.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Change, Failure, Success, and Foresight -- Chapter 2 Genealogy and Evolution of Scenario Planning -- Chapter 3 Business Idea and the Basis of Organising -- Chapter 4 Strategic conversations, scenario process, and reframing business idea -- Chapter 5 Coping with Surprises and Potential Disruptions: Towards an Understanding of the Role of Negative Capability -- Chapter 6 Reflections in the Twilight -- Chapter 7 Conclusion – How to Employ the Scenario Process -- Index