Coronavirus, Carl Jung and Scenario Planning
Strategy at a time of great uncertainty
Strategy at a time of great uncertainty
What’s ahead for the US after the 2020 election and beyond? Prediction is perilous. But FSG has collaborated on a set of short-term scenarios that suggest several plausible paths ahead for US politics, policy and the economy.
Scenario planning is a powerful tool, but it’s not the right remedy for all organizations worried about the future.
Wicked problems resist resolution, but as guest contributor Mark Trexler argues, the uncertainties surrounding climate change should not prevent organizations considering the implications and planning accordingly.
The iconoclastic historian John Lukacs, who died this week, was skeptical of the value of prognostication. So is FSG.
The stability of capitalism is threatened by an excessive focus on the short-term. The long term must be a part of decision making, and scenario planning can help.
We wish our clients, collaborators and friends happy holidays and a prosperous New Year.
We’re not yet to designer babies or Gattica, but those futures are no longer science fiction.
With any strategic planning exercise, maintaining momentum through the implemention phase can be a challenge. Here are some important insights we’ve picked up along the way.
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