Scenario Planning - Revised and Updated The Link Between Future and Strategy [Hardcover]

Recent research in the field of business strategy has shown that strategic flexibility can be achieved through a scenario planning perspective for long-term competition and performance. The authors have drawn upon examples and case studies to develop a new model for scenario planning that is closely integrated with strategy and innovation.List of Figures List of Tables Foreword Introduction Why is Scenario Planning Needed?: Some Reasons from the field of Strategy Research Scenario Planning: An Introductory Overview Scenario Planning in Practice The Principles of Scenario Thinking The Principles of Strategic Thinking Appendix I Appendix II Notes Kairos Future References Further Reading Index

Reviews and comments on the first edition:

This is a serious book, yet it's the friendliest introduction to the nuts and bolts of scenario planning that you are likely to find. Most charts are simple and smart, not spiders' webs of zigzagging arrows. Chapters walk you through an overview followed by the basic principles of scenario and strategic thinking and offer a glimpse of scenario planning in practice. Buy this book. - Harvard Business School

Given the recent rise of uncertainty, writing a book about scenario planning is a brave move. However, Mats Lindgren and Hans Bandhold have done a great job in breaking down the elements of scenario planning and explaining why those elements are there and how they all interlink. They offer a multitude of tools, techniques and models for almost every situation an organization could face and offer advice on how to use them effectively. ... Recommended. - Steve Towells, the Strategic Planning Society

This is an eminently practical book on scenario and strategy development. The language is simple, straight-forward with many examples, tools and anecdotes. In a verbal style, with lots of figures and bullet point lists, the five chapters in a way resemble lectures. If you, as alS˜