HOW TO USE EXPLORATORY SCENARIO PLANNING

Exploratory scenario planning (XSP) can help communities prepare for uncertainties posed by climate change, pandemics, automation, and other unprecedented twenty-first-century challenges. This manual is a comprehensive resource for anyone interested in using this emergent planning approach, which is effective at the local, regional, or organizational level. Through the XSP process, stakeholders envision and develop various potential futures (i.e., scenarios) and consider how to measure and prepare for each, rather than working toward a single shared vision for the future. Through instructive case studies, recommendations, sample workshop agendas, and more, this manual equips would-be practitioners with the background knowledge, procedural guidance, and practical strategies to implement this planning tool successfully. Readers will be prepared to facilitate--or even lead--an effective, impactful XSP process in their own settings.

Planificarea scenariului exploratoriu (XSP) poate ajuta comunitatile sa se pregateasca pentru incertitudinile provocate de schimbarile climatice, pandemii, automatizare si alte provocari fara precedent din secolul XXI. Acest manual este o resursa cuprinzatoare pentru oricine este interesat sa utilizeze aceasta abordare de planificare emergenta, care este eficienta la nivel local, regional sau organizational.