Skip to main content

Working with Scenarios: Introducing the Basic Method

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Scenario Thinking
  • 7987 Accesses

Abstract

In this chapter, we set out the various stages of what we term the ‘basic method’ of scenario development. This method and the modes of inquiry that underpin it are fundamental to the augmented approaches that we introduce later, so we advise reading carefully and understanding fully. We illustrate the approach at each stage with examples and suggest that you work through a similar example from your own field as you proceed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 44.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  • Jungermann, H., & Thuring, M. (1987). The Use of Mental Models for Generating Scenarios. In G. Wright & P. Ayton (Eds.), Judgmental Forecasting. London: Wiley.

    Google Scholar 

  • Schwartz, P. (1991). The Art of the Long View: Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World. New York: Currency Doubleday.

    Google Scholar 

  • van der Heijden, K., Bradfield, R., Burt, G., Cairns, G., & Wright, G. (2002). The Sixth Sense: Accelerating Organizational Learning with Scenarios. Chichester: Wiley.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2018 The Author(s)

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Cairns, G., Wright, G. (2018). Working with Scenarios: Introducing the Basic Method. In: Scenario Thinking. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49067-0_2

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics