Long-term scenario exploration

Long-Term Orientation and Visioning Systems Thinking Creativity Resilience

Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective

Holding · facilitation2 — facilitator

Trust · group readiness★★some

Disclosure · what is sharedoptional

To develop capacity to think about alternative futures. Periodically spend time exploring alternative future scenarios: 1. Identify key uncertainties that affect your work—market conditions, technological change, regulatory environment, climate impacts, social… An ongoing team scaffold (planning session), run annually or for major decisions, not as a one-off session.

Practical

Time: 90-120 min
Group: 3–20 · small-group
Settings: in-person, online
Materials: None beyond ordinary meeting/work settings
Mechanisms: life-embedding, perspective-taking, cognitive-reframing
Change scope: state → skill · recurring-practice (Annually or for major decisions)

Origin & where it lives

Thomas Jordan & Claude [AI] (IDG for Teams handbook — team scaffold) — IDG practice (idg.thomasjordan.se)

Instructions: open online

In this directory via Thomas Jordan's IDG Resource Library

Team leader role (Jordan): Facilitate with genuine openness to different possibilities. Resist the temptation to identify the 'most likely' scenario and plan only for that. Ensure scenarios include sustainability and social change possibilities.

status: checked · added 2026-08-25