Scenario Planning

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Juris Doctor

This course will explore the challenges posed by uncertainty and strategic surprise. It will use scenario planning techniques for sensing strategic surprise and developing alternative futures to aid decision-making in the face of uncertainty. The course will not focus on forecasting and prediction. Instead, it will enable students to practice the art of identifying and analyzing major forces of change with a view towards developing alternative futures analyses to inform decision-making. Scenario planning is widely recognized as a useful tool to help practitioners question their assumptions and identify underlying trends in current events.