The Valley of the Shadow
WIll the great institutions of society learn how to live with transparency before transparency destroys them?
De Rerum Mutandorum
Institutions change faster and more completely than we think. An example from some recent reading: Harvard University.
Thirteen: Year of Magical Thinking
Too many hands.
US Poverty Scenarios
Some 15 percent of Americans live below the poverty line. How much can the Obama administration do in four years to improve that situation?
400-Word Scenario #10: Fiscal Ramp to Prosperity
February 14, 2013 [Wolf News/MSDNC]: In a Valentine’s Day miracle, Congress and the administration today reached a long-term deal on the debt ceiling, taxes, and fiscal reform,
2012: Five Inevitable Things That Did Not Happen
Five things that were "bound to occur," away from which we rashly predict the media will moonwalk at warp speed in 2013.
SCENARIO PLANNING BULLETIN: End of World Is Upon Us
DECEMBER 10, 2012 (QLS News) Hang on to your hats and forget the Mayans: scenario-based planning may suddenly have become a much simpler game. The world is ending December 31, 2012.
Scenario Planning beyond the Fiscal Cliff
One way or another (and as FSG partner Patrick Marren notes in a recent blog, probably in the eleventh hour), the current impasse between the White House and House Republicans will end.
A Scenario Planning Bulletin
Hot Breaking News on the Fiscal Cliff!
Coastal Reconstruction Scenario Planning: Superstorm Sandy and the Retreat Option
Sometimes leaders do not have the luxury of taking the long view; sometimes high-impact events compel hard decisions to be made now.