Imagine possibilities
Develop plausible future scenarios based on trends and uncertainties.
Design thinking resource
Future Scenarios
A foresight tool used to imagine and explore alternative futures.
Explore implications
Examine how stakeholders may be affected under different conditions.
Build future readiness
Use scenarios to inform strategic thinking and innovation.
Put the method to work
Put Future Scenarios into practice
Identify key uncertainties.
Develop future narratives.
Explore implications.
Generate responses.
Why it matters
What Future Scenarios makes possible
Encourages future thinking
Supports strategic planning
Increases adaptability
Reveals new opportunities
Continue exploring
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Place this method back within the broader 5E Design Thinking Framework and continue developing your understanding.