Scenario Planning

  • Course Code: STRAT-306

  • Format: In-Person / Virtual

  • Description: The future is not linear. Using Futures Studies, this course helps organizations stress-test their strategies against multiple plausible environments. Participants write "Best Case," "Worst Case," and "Weird Case" narratives to prepare for uncertainty.

  • Learning Objectives:

  • Stress-test strategic plans against multiple plausible future environments.

  • Write narrative scenarios for future horizons (e.g., 2030).

  • Develop contingency plans for high-impact, low-probability events.

  • Scholar-Practitioner Framework:

  • Theory: Futures Studies.

  • Application: Narrative Scenario Writing.

  • Curriculum: Uncertainty Analysis; Narrative Construction; Stress-Testing Strategy.