The Art of the Long View: Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World
by
Peter Schwartz
Table of Contents
- ISBN:
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0385267320
- Format:
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Paperback, 288 pages
- Publish Date:
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April, 1996
- Publisher:
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29
- Other Format(s):
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Hardcover, Audiobook
What increasingly affects all of us, whether professional planners or individuals preparing for a better future, is not the tangibles of life – bottom-line numbers, for instance – but the intangibles: our hopes and fears, our beliefs and dreams. Only stories – scenarios – and our ability to visualize different kinds of futures adequately capture these intangibles. In The Art of the Long View (now for the first time in paperback and with the addition of an all-new user’s guide), Peter Schwartz outlines the “scenaric” approach, giving you the tools for developing a strategic vision within your operational sphere. Schwartz, the president of Global Business Network, describes the new techniques originally developed within Royal/Dutch Shell, based on many of his firsthand scenario exercises with the world’s leading institutions and companies, including the White House, the EPA, BellSouth, PG&E, and the International Stock Exchange.
Hopes and fears affect us in planning for a better future. The scenaric approach gives you the ability to visualize different kinds of futures. This book gives you the tools for developing a strategic vision.